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Noun: shingling  shing-gling or shing-gu-ling
  1. The laying on of shingles
    "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
     
  2. (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
    "The geologist observed shingling in the river bed, indicating the direction of water flow"
Verb: shingle  shing-gul
  1. Cover with shingles
    "shingle a roof"

Derived forms: shinglings

Type of: craft, rock, roof, stone, trade

Part of: building, construction

Encyclopedia: Shingling

Shingle, California