Meaning & use
reshingled
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“reshingled” is a form of “reshingle”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive
Past tense and past participle of reshingle: covered a roof or wall again with new shingles.
Grammar: Takes an object: they reshingled the roof.
Patterns
- reshingled something
- be reshingled
We reshingled the roof before winter arrived.
The barn was reshingled after the storm.
A crew reshingled the whole house in three days.
adjectivebefore a noun
Covered with new shingles after old ones were removed.
Grammar: Used before a noun: the reshingled roof.
Patterns
- a reshingled something
The reshingled roof looked bright.
Rain no longer leaked through the reshingled porch.
The reshingled cottage sold quickly.
Common combinations
- reshingled the roof
- They reshingled the roof last spring.
- freshly reshingled
- The freshly reshingled shed shone in the sun.
- reshingled the cottage
- Neighbors reshingled the cottage together.
- newly reshingled
- A newly reshingled garage stood out.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reroofed
- This is broader since the roof may use tiles or metal instead of shingles.
- retiled
- This suggests clay or ceramic tiles.
- resurfaced
- This is general and applies to many surfaces.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: reshingled or reshuffled?
reshingled vs reshuffled
Reshuffled means rearranged, such as cards or staff, and has nothing to do with roofs.
Practice
After years of leaks, the owners finally ___ the roof.
Choose one answer.
Reshingled means covered with new shingles, which solves leaks; reshuffled and the others do not describe roof work.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reshingled”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.