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shingle

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
shingle

Plural
shingles

Shingle roof
  1. (countable) A shingle is a small and thin piece of building material that has one end thicker than the other. It is used for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.

Verb[change]

Plain form
shingle

Third-person singular
shingles

Past tense
shingled

Past participle
shingled

Present participle
shingling

  1. (transitive) If a person shingles a building, they cover with it with shingles.
  2. (transitive) (metallurgy) If you shingle a material, you hammer and squeeze it in order to expel cinder and impurities from it.