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
Recent Examples on the Web
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from composition shingles.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 23 May 2024
Many residents’ families have lived in this tiny community of gray shingled homes for generations.
—Jennifer Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The new shingle also has the potential to become a pipeline for Kaling’s still-vibrant work as a maker of television, particularly in a hot market for intellectual property.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from composition shingles.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Verb
Slice two of the remaining lemons and shingle the slices inside the trout, using half a lemon per fish.
—Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 23 May 2024
Many residents’ families have lived in this tiny community of gray shingled homes for generations.
—Jennifer Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shingle. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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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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