- 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
Other Word Forms
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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Seek a second opinion from your own independent roofing contractor, including a report on the previous repair to the roof.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
And some features that had previously been eliminated needed to be returned to the home, including original roofing, porches and even light switches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The price of aluminum, which is used for window framing, roofing and cladding, is rising, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
If they install impact-resistant roofing, some insurance companies will offer homeowners discounted premiums as a reward for disaster-proofing their home.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
One of my brothers-in-law was a roofing foreman.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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
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
Manufacturers of patent roofings use photographs of roofs covered with their products; makers of steam-rollers want photographs of roads tamped by their machines; and so on and on and on.
From Making Your Camera Pay by Frederick C. Davis
Shelters were built, with panellings and roofings of corrugated iron.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Louis Creswicke
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