- present participle of roof.
noun
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material used to construct a roof
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the act of constructing a roof
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of roofing
First recorded in 1400–50, roofing is from the late Middle English word rovyng. See roof, -ing 1
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Not long after he was let go, Litberg launched his construction company and came to Menapace to help her with her roofing issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
For 18 years, Eddy Velazquez did siding, framing, roofing and bathroom remodels in Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The consumer advice charity says one in 10 of all the scams it recorded over the past year were related to roofing, making it the most common type of scam brought to them.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The additional time and paperwork can take a toll on a roofing business, Collardson explains.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
She screamed terribly and released the roofing which sailed away as she plunged downward into the water.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
The Germans had repaired bomb damage with their usual nimbleness, had covered vital pipelines and machinery with massive roofings of concrete.
From Time Magazine Archive
Up 15% were sales of big makers of asphalt roofing, asbestos roofings and sidings, cement, gypsum products, insulating lines, other building materials.
From Time Magazine Archive
The emphasis in U. S. industry has shifted from production to distribution, and a distribution expert should be able to function with equal facility whether he is distributing Montgomery Ward merchandise or Johns-Manville roofings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything useful or portable, everything that spoke of man's occupation, everything that suggested life and comfort—the porcelain tiles, woodwork, window-panes, roofings, mosaic or marble floors, leaden pipes—all this had been carried away long ago.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
When the mine is abandoned and closed these pillars and roofings remain untouched, because removing them constitutes one of the greatest dangers to life, and is one of the frequent causes of mine accidents.
From Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation by Mary Huston Gregory
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