hovel

UK: /ˈhɒv^əl/ US: /ˈhʌvəl, ˈhɑv-/ ,(huv′əl, hov′-)

Inflections of 'hovel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

hovels

v 3rd person singular

hovelling

v pres p (Mainly UK)

hoveling

v pres p (US)

hovelled

v past (Mainly UK)

hoveled

v past (US)

hovelled

v past p (Mainly UK)

hoveled

v past p (US)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hov•el /ˈhʌvəl, ˈhɑv-/   n. [countable]

1. a small, shabby house.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hov•el  (huv′əl, hov′-), n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. 

1. a small, very humble dwelling house;
   a wretched hut.
2. any dirty, disorganized dwelling.
3. Agriculture an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools.

v.t. 

4. to shelter or lodge as in a hovel.

• late Middle English hovell, of uncertain origin, originally 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hovel / ˈhʌv^əl ˈhɒv-/ noun

1. a ramshackle dwelling place
2. an open shed for livestock, carts, etc
3. the conical building enclosing a kiln

Etymology: 15th Century: of unknown origin