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How to pronounce “shovel”

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Pronunciation guide for shovel

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of shovel with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Why Are We Sending Critical Metals to the Dump?That massive shovel digs out the rock after its been blasted.
Definition summary: A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

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Why Are We Sending Critical Metals to the Dump?

That massive shovel digs out the rock after its been blasted.

[Noun]
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
(especially US, loosely) Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
Ellipsis of shovel hat.
[Verb]
To move materials with a shovel.
(transitive, figuratively) To move with a shoveling motion.
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