shingling

[ shing-gling ]

/ ˈʃɪŋ glɪŋ /

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noun

the covering of a roof or wall with thin overlapping pieces of wood, slate, etc.

Also called imbrication. Geology. a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction.

Origin of shingling

1695–1705, for literal sense; shingle¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby shingling

shiner perch, shine up to, shingle, shingle oak, shingles, shingling, shingly, Shingon, shin guard, shining, shining cuckoo

Example sentences from the Web for shingling

He built entirely by himself, save the chimney and some part of the shingling (wooden roofing).
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
He had seen a shingling hatchet in the cook-room, used for splitting up the kindling wood.
Little Bobtail|Oliver Optic
Lay breasts down, upon a low rack in a deep pan, cover with slices of streaky bacon, shingling the slices well.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South|Martha McCulloch Williams
"I found a shingling hatchet in the boathouse, and I brought that along with me," said Artie.
Brother Against Brother|Oliver Optic

How is Tom getting on with his shingling or painting or whatever it is hes doing?
The Lucky Seventh|Ralph Henry Barbour

单词	shingling
释义	shingling [ shing-gling ] / ˈʃɪŋ glɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shingling ON THESAURUS.COM noun the covering of a roof or wall with thin overlapping pieces of wood, slate, etc. Also called imbrication. Geology. a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction. Origin of shingling 1695–1705, for literal sense; shingle¹ + -ing¹ Words nearby shingling shiner perch, shine up to, shingle, shingle oak, shingles, shingling, shingly, Shingon, shin guard, shining, shining cuckoo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shingling He built entirely by himself, save the chimney and some part of the shingling (wooden roofing). Life of John Coleridge Patteson\|Charlotte M. Yonge He had seen a shingling hatchet in the cook-room, used for splitting up the kindling wood. Little Bobtail\|Oliver Optic Lay breasts down, upon a low rack in a deep pan, cover with slices of streaky bacon, shingling the slices well. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South\|Martha McCulloch Williams "I found a shingling hatchet in the boathouse, and I brought that along with me," said Artie. Brother Against Brother\|Oliver Optic How is Tom getting on with his shingling or painting or whatever it is hes doing? The Lucky Seventh\|Ralph Henry Barbour Words related to shingling hairdo, hairstyle, crew cut, trim, pare, kiss, shred, skim, brush, slash, cut down, shear, prune, finish, fabricate, mold, enclose, erect, construct, bob
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shingling

noun

Origin of shingling

Words nearby shingling

Example sentences from the Web for shingling

Words related to shingling