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
Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Outside, the home presents roofing composed of wood shake roofing / shingles materials.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Severe cases of flu, pneumonia, RSV, and even shingles can be deadly.
—Phyllis Arthur, STAT, 13 May 2024
The roof's fetching finial, shapely wood shingles, and broad steeple shape demand attention, as does the interplay of solid and lattice walls forming its base.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
Wingard and manager Jeremy Platt will also produce, via their new shingle Breakaway Civilization, along with Barrett.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has grossed over $522 million worldwide and is on its way to becoming the top MonsterVerse film both in the U.S. and globally.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
The new production shingle from Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 filmmakers William Swann and Casey Feldman, Good-People, is set to produce alongside the Candle Media owned Hello Sunshine.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of wood shake roofing / shingles.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Metal roofs and high-grade asphalt shingles that meet wind resistance standards are among the best options.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 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
Ervin, who was eight at the time of the tragedy, follows the case with devastating rigor, shingling its developments with her memories of growing up without a mother.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The duo shingled strips of sirloin cooked sous vide in duck fat, garlic, thyme and rosemary between layers of blue cheese bacon mousse and braised short rib jam.
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
Most notably, the unit is topped with a Cape Cod-style shingled cottage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
Except, that is, for a Cape Cod–style shingled cottage atop a red-brick building on the corner of 1st Street and First Avenue, which has just returned to the market for $9.75 million.
—A Seaside Cottage, Curbed, 25 Jan. 2024
Western Digital already had a steep climb to win back NAS customers' trust after shipping NAS drives with SMR (shingled magnetic recording) instead of CMR (conventional magnetic recording).
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 June 2023
Thick slices of extra crispy, crackling pork belly were shingled over a thick kare-kare sauce.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Noun
In other cases, homeowners opt to have a new layer of shingles installed on top of the existing roof to help save money, only to discover that the new shingles aren’t very secure since they are being nailed into old shingles instead of into the underlayment.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Outside, the home presents roofing composed of wood shake roofing / shingles materials.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Severe cases of flu, pneumonia, RSV, and even shingles can be deadly.
—Phyllis Arthur, STAT, 13 May 2024
The roof's fetching finial, shapely wood shingles, and broad steeple shape demand attention, as does the interplay of solid and lattice walls forming its base.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
Wingard and manager Jeremy Platt will also produce, via their new shingle Breakaway Civilization, along with Barrett.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has grossed over $522 million worldwide and is on its way to becoming the top MonsterVerse film both in the U.S. and globally.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
The new production shingle from Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 filmmakers William Swann and Casey Feldman, Good-People, is set to produce alongside the Candle Media owned Hello Sunshine.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of wood shake roofing / shingles.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Metal roofs and high-grade asphalt shingles that meet wind resistance standards are among the best options.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 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
Ervin, who was eight at the time of the tragedy, follows the case with devastating rigor, shingling its developments with her memories of growing up without a mother.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The duo shingled strips of sirloin cooked sous vide in duck fat, garlic, thyme and rosemary between layers of blue cheese bacon mousse and braised short rib jam.
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
Most notably, the unit is topped with a Cape Cod-style shingled cottage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
Except, that is, for a Cape Cod–style shingled cottage atop a red-brick building on the corner of 1st Street and First Avenue, which has just returned to the market for $9.75 million.
—A Seaside Cottage, Curbed, 25 Jan. 2024
Western Digital already had a steep climb to win back NAS customers' trust after shipping NAS drives with SMR (shingled magnetic recording) instead of CMR (conventional magnetic recording).
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 June 2023
Thick slices of extra crispy, crackling pork belly were shingled over a thick kare-kare sauce.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 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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