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English

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular shoal

Plural shoals

shoal (plural shoals)

  1. A large number of fish of the same species swimming together.
  2. A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
  3. A large group of marine invertebrates or squid that move as a unit.

Synonyms

Verb

Infinitive to shoal

Third person singular shoals

Simple past shoaled

Past participle shoaled

Present participle shoaling

to shoal (third-person singular simple present shoals, present participle shoaling, simple past and past participle shoaled)

  1. To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.
  2. To cause a shallowing.

 

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