Shingling \Shin"gling\, n. 1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles. 2. (Metal) The process of expelling scori[ae] and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron. {Shingling hammer}, a ponderous hammer moved by machinery, used in shingling puddled iron. {Shingling mill}, a mill or forge where puddled iron is shingled.