Synonyms of shoveling

shoveling

verb

variants or shovelling

present participle of shovel

as in excavating

to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth

the troops quickly shoveled a trench

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excavating
• digging
• dredging
• grubbing
• scooping
• clawing
• burrowing
• delving
• mining
• spading
• quarrying
• digging in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling (in)
• smoothing (out or over)