Synonyms of shoveled

shoveled

verb

variants or shovelled

past tense of shovel

as in dug

to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth

the troops quickly shoveled a trench

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dug
• excavated
• dredged
• scooped
• mined
• clawed
• grubbed
• burrowed
• delved
• quarried
• spaded
• dug in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled (in)
• smoothed (out or over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shoveled

Moments after an incredibly warm greeting, Quinn shoveled coal into the flames and stuck an iron in the forge. — Sarah Wood González, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, two sauna masters shovelled ice infused with fragrant oil onto the rocks and performed an Aufguss, a German ritual in which towels are twirled to spread scented air. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

After all, that is a quite a load – Lacy also caught 29 passes – and some of it could be shoveled off to Michigan State transfer Makhi Frazier. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

In the absence of heavy equipment, rescue workers, police and volunteers shoveled debris by hand at many sites, looking for survivors. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Tesla said Wednesday that its profits fell last quarter as the car company run by Elon Musk shoveled more money into research and development, cutting into profits from a sharp increase in vehicle sales. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Those mounds of soil — not apparent in the photograph — were consistent with digging a hole as dirt is shoveled out and dumped along the edge. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 June 2026

All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks. — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026