Shallow - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃæləʊ|  American pronunciation of the word shallow
Brit.  |ˈʃæləʊ|  British pronunciation of the word shallow

noun

- a stretch of shallow water (syn: shoal)

verb

- make shallow (syn: shoal)
The silt shallowed the canal
- become shallow (syn: shoal)
the lake shallowed over time

adjective

- lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
shallow people
his arguments seemed shallow and tedious

Extra examples

The shallow end of the pool is only three feet deep.

Her boyfriends were all shallow creeps.

She could only take shallow breaths.

His breathing became very shallow.

...we waded through the shallows looking for tadpoles...

Theirs is only a shallow friendship.

Alligators live in the shallows.

The silt shallowed the canal

Elm trees have shallow roots.

They fish in the shallow inshore waters of the Atlantic.

His breathing was shallow and uneven.

The swimming pool has a deep end and a shallow end for kids.

James flailed about in the shallow water.

Her breath came in shallow gasps.

Layer the raw sliced vegetables in a shallow baking dish.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: shallower
superlative: shallowest
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