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How to pronounce “shelving”
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Pronunciation guide for shelving
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shelving with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Case for Good Jobs — and Why They’re Good for Business Too
shelving tomatoes, picking up trash
- Definition summary
- Sloping (as opposed to horizontally flat or vertically upright).
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce shelving
The Case for Good Jobs — and Why They’re Good for Business Too

shelving tomatoes, picking up trash
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shelving”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Sloping (as opposed to horizontally flat or vertically upright).
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of shelve
- [Noun]
- Shelves collectively.
- (chiefly in the plural) The side-rails of a cart or waggon.
- (now rare) A sloping surface.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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