- present participle of shell.
shelling
Example Sentences
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Netflix has revealed just how big it is betting on artificial intelligence, shelling out more than half a billion dollars for one of the early AI movers in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mark paid Williams £44,000 - but ended up shelling out an extra £20,000 to get the job finished without him.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Those who are flush have no problem shelling out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Meet the World Cup fans shelling out thousands for once-in-a-lifetime trips — and some don’t even have tickets to games.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Some would sleep while the shelling, futile, echoed along the summer roads; some would wind stalks of grass around their fingers; some would mutter to friends.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
