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The correct spelling is shoals.

How to pronounce shoals

noun

Say it like: Shoa-ls

The correct spelling is shoals. A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow. For example: "The colour of the water shows where it shoals."

Usage Examples

The colour of the water shows where it shoals.

The fish shoaled about the place.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
  2. 2.A shallow in a body of water.
  3. 3.Any large number of persons or things.
  4. 4.(collective) A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.

verb

  1. 1.To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.
  2. 2.To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of.
  3. 3.To become shallow.
  4. 4.To collect in a shoal; to throng.

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