Shelling — synonyms, definition

1. shelling (Noun)

barrage barrage fire battery bombardment

shelling (Noun) — The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target. ex. "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

fire firing

2. shelling (Verb)

beating beating out blasting crushing husking trouncing vanquishing

shelling (Verb) — Use explosives on. ex. "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

shelling (Verb) — Create by using explosives. ex. "shell a passage through the mountain"

shelling (Verb) — Fall out of the pod or husk. ex. "The corn shelled"

shelling (Verb) — Hit the pitches of hard and regularly. ex. "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

shelling (Verb) — Look for and collect shells by the seashore.

shelling (Verb) — Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.

shelling (Verb) — Remove from its shell or outer covering. ex. "shell the legumes" ex. "shell mussels"

shelling (Verb) — Remove the husks from. ex. "shell corn"

bombarding bombing creating defeating emerging gathering getting the better of hitting making overcoming removing taking taking away withdrawing batting beating hollow besting cheating checkmating chicaning chousing clobbering creaming crumping drubbing eliminating exceeding getting over getting the best getting the jump hammering having the best immobilising immobilizing • • •