What part of speech is shingling?

Shingling can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shingling is a verb, gerund of shingle (infinitive).
  • 2. shingling is a noun, singular of shinglings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does shingling mean?

Definitions

Verb

shingle - cover with shingles; "shingle a roof"

Noun

shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
shingling - (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction

Examples of shingling

#   Sentence  
1. noun Shingling is a craft very different from carpentry.
2. noun The town had three lumber mills, four shingle mills, and a gristmill.
3. noun Today the lighthouse is open as a visitor attraction, and it is popular for its good view of the shingle beach.
4. noun The house has two floors and a wood shingle roof.
5. noun Down the coast from the shingle beach was a secluded cove.
6. noun I yearned for the glades of the New Forest or the shingle of Southsea.
7. verb Shingle a roof.
Sentence  
noun
Shingling is a craft very different from carpentry.
The town had three lumber mills, four shingle mills, and a gristmill.
Today the lighthouse is open as a visitor attraction, and it is popular for its good view of the shingle beach.
The house has two floors and a wood shingle roof.
Down the coast from the shingle beach was a secluded cove.
I yearned for the glades of the New Forest or the shingle of Southsea.
verb
Shingle a roof.

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