shingling

S1H4I1N1G2L1I1N1G2

noun

The act of covering with shingles.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shingle
nounshingling (countable and uncountable, plural shinglings)

plural shinglings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of covering with shingles.
  2. countableuncountableShingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles.
  3. countableuncountableThe process of expelling scoriae and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron.
  4. countableuncountableThe increasing of the storage density of a hard disk by writing tracks that partially overlap.
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APA

shingling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shingling

MLA

“shingling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shingling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shingling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shingling.

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