how to pronounce shovels

/ˈʃʌvəlz/

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shovels is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… practical throw a few shovels and get it …”

meanings of shovels

noun:

Plural of shovel.

shovels frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shovels occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.