shingling

[ shing-gling ]

noun

1. the covering of a roof or wall with thin overlapping pieces of wood, slate, etc.
2. Also called imbrication. Geology. a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shingling¹

First recorded in 1695–1705, for a literal sense; shingle ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

With shingles (procured from men who were shingling Dr. Macey's barn) we dug the pit and covered the grape leaf with earth.

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Commence to lay them from the ground, and work up to the cross-pole, shingling them carefully as you go.

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Clearly, Father Serapion was the man in overalls shingling the roof!

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Just as the bird had come to grief, so Harky was sure to meet misfortune if he tried shingling the chicken house.

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He built entirely by himself, save the chimney and some part of the shingling (wooden roofing).

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