Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Becoming shallow by filling up with shoals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Becoming shallow gradually.
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- verb Present participle of
shoal .
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Examples
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On the subject of 'shoaling' - here in lovely London UK lots of traffic light regulated crossings have special bike only refuges.
Contre-La-Mantra: Streamlining Your Sales Pitch BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Yesterday I mentioned the phenomenon of "shoaling," which has become an epidemic here in New York City due to the increasing numbers of bicycle commuters.
BSNYC Friday Hoedown of Smugness! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Similarly puzzling is springtime intersection behavior, when "shoaling" and "circling" grow rampant.
BSNYC Product Review: Walmart's Mongoose Cachet "Fixed-Speed" Bicycle BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Also, I admit that the ongoing problem of "shoaling" would probably also be relatively unaffected by gravel:
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Case for Gravel BikeSnobNYC 2010
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In that sense, racing your bike is the equivalent of "cleaning the pipes" before a big date, and behaviors like "shoaling" are the equivalent of the "popcorn trick."
Clean Wins, Shady Fights: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Throw Shades BikeSnobNYC 2010
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A child subjected to any kind of shoaling at an early age will often find him- or herself attracted to tall bikes later in life, since instead of protruding horizontally into harm's way, they are instead positioned vertically where their high vantage point renders shoaling completely unnecessary.
Let's Get Cultural: Cycling Causes Importance BikeSnobNYC 2009
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"Because of this 'shoaling' effect, a tsunami that was imperceptible in deep water may grow to be several feet or more in height."
The Georgia Straight - News And Views Charlie Smith 2010
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really scraping the bottom of the barrel. "shoaling"...whatever.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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At this point, with the main - boom almost grazing the rock on the port side, Grief, peering down on the starboard side, could see bottom less than two fathoms beneath and shoaling steeply.
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As he fetched down the length of tank, under water, moving with leisurely strokes and with open eyes watching the shoaling bottom, it came to him that he did not know anything about her.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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