- present participle of tile.
noun
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tiles collectively
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something made of or surfaced with tiles
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tiling
First recorded in 1400–50, tiling is from the late Middle English word tylynge. See tile, -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing tiling
Geometry - Introductory
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"They get up into the mountains and into these caves, where they make this beautiful tiling pattern," said Western Sydney University insect researcher Eleanor Drinkwater.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Yet after the announcement, a dozen tellers continued to serve the Farsi-speaking customers who trickled in to do business in the bright space decorated with Persian-themed mural work and tiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Meanwhile the tiling for the kitchen has, Lorenze revealed, been specially created for the couple featuring designs that reflect their passions, interests, and romantic milestones.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
He explained bow plovers indulged in aerobatics, and would actually do such stunts as spins, stall turns and even rolls for the mere grace of the tiling.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
For almost twenty years, the research group led by Heinrich Begehr at Freie Universität Berlin's Institute of Mathematics has been investigating what are known as the "Berlin mirror tilings."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
This wiggle room allows nanoparticles with imperfect shapes to create tilings like those of the perfect shapes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
Named “Spectres,” these monotiles, owing to their curvy contours, only allow nonperiodic tilings, and without reflections.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Myers’s new proof method could also be helpful for other tilings, the scientists explain in their paper.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2023
“You mean all the emotions one might be feeling if tilings were different?”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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