shelled

verb

Definition of shellednext
past tense of shell
1
as in peeled
to remove the natural covering of shelling peanuts

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2
as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against the enemy shelled the city for days without letup

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“Shelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelled. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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