shingling 1 of 2

noun

as in overlap

Related Words

Relevance

shingling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shingle
as in overlapping

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingling
  1. overlap
  2. overlapping
  3. imbrication
  4. lapping
Noun
  • In addition to pleasant temperatures and fewer crowds, this is the magical time of year when Italy’s harvest seasons briefly overlap—with olives, wine grapes, and truffles all peaking throughout the month.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Scott Olson | Getty Images Damac offers an example of that overlap, ethics experts said.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlap
Verb
  • What starts as a handful of essential SaaS tools can quietly expand into dozens of overlapping platforms, each promising greater efficiency while steadily eroding margins.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the Whitney Biennial, Carmen de Monteflores’s long-unseen shaped canvases of colorful overlapping figures hung alongside her daughter Andrea Fraser’s wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

shingles
shingling
shininess
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Shingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingling. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on shingling

Nglish: Translation of shingling for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of zeugma

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Words of the Week - Aug. 14

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All