shelling noun [U] (REMOVING COVER) the act of removing the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, or some vegetables:

The meaning of SHELL is a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal. How to use shell in a sentence.

1. To shed or become free of a shell. 2. To look for or collect shells, as on a seashore: spent the day shelling on Cape Cod.

The town sustained weeks of heavy shelling.

shelling, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Definitions of shelling noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target “the shelling went on for hours without pausing” synonyms: barrage, barrage fire, …

Definition of shelling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.