roofing

American  

[roo-fing, roof-ing] / ˈru fɪŋ, ˈrʊf ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of covering with a roof.

2. material for roofs.

3. a roof.

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roofing British  

/ ˈruːfɪŋ /

noun

1. material used to construct a roof

2. the act of constructing a roof

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Etymology

Origin of roofing

First recorded in 1400–50, roofing is from the late Middle English word rovyng. See roof, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

All the other roofing contractors are going to be jelly.

From The Wall Street Journal

The largest was unfinished and made from unplastered cement blocks with a tin roof, while two were just lean-to constructs of roofing sheets with nothing more, and the last an open, untidily thatched hut.

From Literature

“I do agree with them getting the people that deserve it, who may have criminal records and aren’t cooperating with the law,” said Gutierrez, who works for a roofing company and is of Mexican heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other meat-and-potatoes fixes—like roofing, electrical systems and plumbing—are also among the biggest expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal

But undertaking a comprehensive renovation — to remove wood decks, install noncombustible siding and roofing, replace windows with multipaned tempered glass, hardscape the land near the house and trim down trees — is expensive.

From Los Angeles Times

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