shingling 1 of 2

noun

as in overlap

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shingling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shingle
as in overlapping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingling
  1. overlap
  2. overlapping
  3. imbrication
  4. lapping
Noun
  • There is growing concern around the overlap between the krill fishery and important feeding grounds of the recovering fin whale population.
    — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Many are directed towards Ryan Giles, their attack-minded left-back, who regularly pushes forward on the overlap and provided eight league assists last season (illustrated below).
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlap
Verb
  • This time, his character materializes at a series of gatherings where lawyers, politicians, and bankers (sometimes played by confusingly overlapping actors) nurse cocktails and amiably confess to manipulating the public.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Be sure to start below the injury and wrap upward, overlapping each layer but never so tightly that fingers or toes become numb or painful.
    — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlapping
Noun
  • Art’s imbrication in networks of money and power is hardly a contemporary phenomenon.
    — Rachel Wetzler, The New Republic, 26 Feb. 2018
Definition of imbrication
Noun
  • Keep going down to the little beach, where two paddleboards and a handful of beach loungers (the good kind, made of fabric and with a footrest) sit at the gentle lapping edge of the sound.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Wave percale sheets are guaranteed to lull you to sleep, like you’re being rocked by the gentle lapping of the ocean.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Definition of lapping
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