shingly

American  

[shing-glee] / ˈʃɪŋ gli /

adjective

1. consisting of or covered with small, waterworn stones or pebbles.

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Etymology

Origin of shingly

First recorded in 1765–75; shingle ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"They always come out at the same place. That's where they shout from," Antonio says, pointing across the wide Manu River to a small shingly beach on the other side.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Every year, it is washed down from higher up in the mountains and finds its way to bedrock, which, in the case of the Bear River, is a very shingly riverbed.

From National Geographic • Sep. 2, 2015

Read his "Last Walk in Autumn," where he says:— "Home of my heart! to me more fair Than gay Versailles or Windsor's halls, The painted, shingly town-house where The freeman's vote for Freedom falls!"

From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by Kennedy, W. Sloane

Sad enough looked the poor head-boards as the low-sinking sun threw its yellow rays athwart them, casting long shadows over the shingly slope; silent, sad, and mournful as everything else in this dreary Arctic world.”

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick

His little white feet made music on the shingly path as he danced down the hill.

From The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle