shingling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
  2. noun the laying on of shingles
    • shingling is a craft very different from carpentry
  3. verb cover with shingles
    shingle.
    • shingle a roof

WordNet


Shin"gling noun
Definitions
  1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles.
  2. (Metal) The process of expelling scoriæ and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron.

Webster 1913