shingling
[ shing-gling ]
/ ˈʃɪŋ glɪŋ /
noun
Geology.
a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction.
Also called
imbrication.
Words nearby shingling
shiner,
shiner perch,
shingle,
shingle oak,
shingles,
shingling,
shingly,
shingon,
shining,
shining cuckoo,
shinju
Definition for shingling (2 of 3)
shingle
1
[ shing-guh l ]
/ ˈʃɪŋ gəl /
noun
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
a woman's close-cropped haircut.
Informal.
a small signboard, especially as hung before a doctor's or lawyer's office.
verb (used with object), shin·gled, shin·gling.
to cover with shingles, as a roof.
to cut (hair) close to the head.
Origin of shingle
1
1150–1200; Middle English
scincle, sc(h)ingle < Medieval Latin
scindula lath, shingle (Middle English
-g- apparently by association with another unidentified word), Latin
scandula (Medieval Latin
-i- perhaps by association with Greek
schíza lath, splinter, or related words)
OTHER WORDS FROM shingle
shin·gler, nounDefinition for shingling (3 of 3)
shingle
3
[ shing-guh l ]
/ ˈʃɪŋ gəl /
verb (used with object), shin·gled, shin·gling. Metalworking.
to hammer or squeeze (puddled iron) into a bloom or billet, eliminating as much slag as possible; knobble.
Origin of shingle
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British Dictionary definitions for shingling (1 of 3)
shingle
1
/ (ˈʃɪŋɡəl) /
noun
a thin rectangular tile, esp one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall
a woman's short-cropped hairstyle
US and Canadian
a small signboard or nameplate fixed outside the office of a doctor, lawyer, etc
a shingle short Australian informal
unintelligent or mentally subnormal
verb (tr)
to cover (a roof or a wall) with shingles
to cut (the hair) in a short-cropped style
Derived forms of shingle
shingler, nounWord Origin for shingle
C12
scingle, from Late Latin
scindula a split piece of wood, from Latin
scindere to split
British Dictionary definitions for shingling (2 of 3)
shingle
2
/ (ˈʃɪŋɡəl) /
noun
coarse gravel, esp the pebbles found on beaches
a place or area strewn with shingle
Derived forms of shingle
shingly, adjectiveWord Origin for shingle
C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian
singl pebbles, Frisian
singel gravel
British Dictionary definitions for shingling (3 of 3)
shingle
3
/ (ˈʃɪŋɡəl) /
verb
(tr) metallurgy
to hammer or squeeze the slag out of (iron) after puddling in the production of wrought iron
Word Origin for shingle
C17: from Old French dialect
chingler to whip, from
chingle belt, from Latin
cingula girdle; see
cingulum
Idioms and Phrases with shingling
shingle
see hang out one's shingle.