how to pronounce shelves

/ˈʃɛlvz/

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shelves is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of shelves in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… still sitting on shelves not tested we …”

meanings of shelves

noun:

Plural of shelf.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shelve.

shelves frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word shelves occurs in english on average 21 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.