shingle
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/ verb C2- To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
- To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.
- To increase the storage density of (a hard disk) by writing tracks that partially overlap.
He/she/it shingles · Past shingled · Past participle shingled · -ing form shingling
Verb forms
- Base form
- shingle
- He/she/it
- shingles
- Past
- shingled
- Past participle
- shingled
- -ing form
- shingling
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Marilla had done her work thoroughly and it had been necessary to shingle the hair as closely as possible.
They are waiting on the shingle—will you come and join the dance?
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