1
: a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
2
: a small signboard especially designating a professional office
—used chiefly in the phrase hang out one's shingle
3
: a woman's haircut with the hair trimmed short from the back of the head to the nape
shingled; shingling
ˈshiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to cover with or as if with shingles
2
: to bob and shape (the hair) in a shingle
3
: to lay out or arrange so as to overlap
1
: coarse rounded detritus or alluvial material especially on the seashore that differs from ordinary gravel only in the larger size of the stones
2
: a place strewn with shingle
Examples of shingle in a Sentence
Verb
a house shingled with cedar
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Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
However, here, the 4,150-square-foot main residence and the complementary two-story lakeside cabana adhere to a relaxed, traditional New England style with grey shingles cladding the exteriors.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The impetus for Los Angeles County now is to ensure that fire-proof materials are used in construction, meaning no wood shingle roofs, installing sprinkler systems linked to independent water sources, and only planting fire-resistant trees.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
However, here, the 4,150-square-foot main residence and the complementary two-story lakeside cabana adhere to a relaxed, traditional New England style with grey shingles cladding the exteriors.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Thick slices of extra crispy, crackling pork belly were shingled over a thick kare-kare sauce.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shingle. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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shingle
1 of 2 noun
shin·gle
ˈshiŋ-gəl
1
: a small thin piece of building material for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
2
: a small sign
3
: a woman's short haircut
shinglelike
adjective
-ˌlīk
shingle
2 of 2 verb
shingled; shingling
-g(ə-)liŋ
1
: to cover with or as if with shingles
2
: to cut and shape the hair in a shingle
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