Verbal nouns that start with SH

Did you know that nouns are the most common class of words in the English language? Nouns have a broader definition, but in simple terms, a noun is a word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

A verbal noun is a type of noun that has no verb-like properties except formed from a verb. Some of the verbal nouns end with -ing. Because verbal nouns do not have any verb-like properties, they can be qualified by adjectives, and if the sense is not harmed, they can also be pluralized.

Since we are focusing on verbal nouns starting with SH in this list, below are some examples of verbal nouns from the context of the list.

1. Shaking
2. Shelve
3. Shirk
4. Shower
5. Shrug
6. Shuck
7. Shy

In English, besides verbal nouns, there are other categories, such as common nouns, proper, countable, uncountable, etc. WordMom has rich word lists for many of those noun types.

We hope these small tips about verbal nouns helped you improve your language knowledge while you enjoy our below list of 82 verbal nouns that start with SH

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