The shelling went on for hours without pausing. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : One could not penetrate his shell. ,After the fire, only the shell of the school was left. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : We spent the whole morning shelling while the tide was out. From Dictionary.com.
The Federals were engaged up to the 15th ult. in shelling Fort Moultrie from Morris. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference
The vessels which had been engaged in shelling the woods previous to the landing of the troops then moved in the direction of. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial Intelligence] Reference
The shelling was the worst he had seen in eight weeks of war. From Wordnik.com. [Turmoil and Triumph] Reference
UK PM calls shelling of U. N.'s main aid HQ compound in Gaza "indefensible". From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the shelling one of the "gravest incidents". From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the shelling one of the ȁC;gravest incidentsȁD. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
Oh, all sorts, but the shelling is the worst, and one o 'them beastly airyale torpedoes. From Wordnik.com. [Action Front] Reference
He later reported to the UN there was a "possibility" that the shelling was a war crime. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Removing the kernels from the pods is generally referred to as shelling or decorticating. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Amongst the latest casualties as a result of the shelling were a mother and her three children. From Wordnik.com. [UN calls for 'safety zones' across Somalia] Reference
A lot of the people who are paying say they're not happy about the idea of shelling out more money. From Wordnik.com. [CBS 11 / TXA 21 - Dallas / Fort Worth's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports] Reference
Israel's defense minister called the shelling "a grave mistake," according to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who is in Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2009] Reference
Rabin took them seriously, concerned that the shelling was a prelude to an amphibious landing that could outflank advancing Israeli troops. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Even though there were no casualties in the motar "shelling". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
(With maize, the term "shelling" is usually used in place of "threshing".). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Pre - and post-milling operations, such as shelling, drying and sifting are not included. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Britain had a great strategy of "shelling" Germany, and then rushing them. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
“Our only concerns were the daily raids by the Japanese bombers and some shelling from the Japanese fleet,” Able Company’s Sgt. From Wordnik.com. [The Do-or-Die Men] Reference
The shelling was his revenge. From Wordnik.com. [The Barnsdall-Rio Grande Service Station] Reference
"shelling", literally speaking, from this blogger. From Wordnik.com. [Another Brick in the Wall] Reference
By every measure, parents are shelling out record amounts. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of No] Reference
U.N. sources say there was no military reason for the shelling. From Wordnik.com. [All Quiet, For Now, On Bosnia's Northern Front] Reference
But a night shelling shatters his bedroom window and his pacifism. From Wordnik.com. [Sarajevo In The Cross Hairs] Reference
Seven bundled-up 6-year-olds braved the cold and shelling to attend. From Wordnik.com. ['I Don't Know How We Manage'] Reference
One of the wounded men had already lost a leg from an earlier shelling. From Wordnik.com. [Counting The Living] Reference
There has been continued shelling of our cities, especially a city called Siderot. From Wordnik.com. [A Different View] Reference
I'm not accusing AT&T of trying to manipulate its share price to avoid shelling out extra cash for MediaOne. From Wordnik.com. [Why At&T Is Feeding Ducks] Reference
The water wasn't safe either: at the beach I saw tots dressed in flotation belts and water wings — for shelling along the shore. From Wordnik.com. [We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear] Reference
To compete in cutting-edge science and technology fields, for instance, universities are shelling out millions for research facilities. From Wordnik.com. [Tuition: Why It Costs So Much] Reference
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