shingling

[ shing-gling ]

/ ˈʃɪŋ glɪŋ /

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noun

the covering of a roof or wall with thin overlapping pieces of wood, slate, etc.

Also called imbrication. Geology. a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction.

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Origin of shingling

1695–1705, for literal sense; shingle¹ + -ing¹

With shingles (procured from men who were shingling Dr. Macey's barn) we dug the pit and covered the grape leaf with earth.
The Believing Years|Edmund Lester Pearson
Commence to lay them from the ground, and work up to the cross-pole, shingling them carefully as you go.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
Clearly, Father Serapion was the man in overalls shingling the roof!
Pieces of Eight|Richard le Gallienne
Just as the bird had come to grief, so Harky was sure to meet misfortune if he tried shingling the chicken house.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard

He built entirely by himself, save the chimney and some part of the shingling (wooden roofing).
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge