- 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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Geometry (Base List)
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Measurement and Data
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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
A student visa for Belarus, available in three weeks for 2.75 million CFA, sought-after tiling jobs in Dubai, and a three-month employment contract in Latvia are just some of the options on the list.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
Ralph turned to the shelter and lifted a branch with a whole tiling of leaves.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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
The culprit: the unpredictable, nonrepeating nature of aperiodic tilings.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2023
AH these tilings, working together with the unconscious dread of Elaine’s arrival with his son, broke his happiness without allowing him to escape.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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