# roofing

Pronunciation: say "ROOF-ing" US /ˈɹufɪŋ/, UK /ˈɹuːfɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Material laid over a roof's outer surface, such as shingles, tiles, or metal sheets.
   - Simple: The covering layer that goes on top of a roof, like shingles or metal sheets.
   - _The contractor recommended asphalt roofing for its low cost and durability._
   - _Hail had punctured the roofing in dozens of places across the warehouse._
2. The work or process of building a roof or roofs.
   - Simple: The work of building a roof on top of a building.
   - _The company handles everything from framing to roofing on new homes._
   - _Roofing in winter is slow and risky because of ice on the surfaces._
4. A form of travel that involves climbing and clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers.
   - Simple: A kind of travel where someone climbs and moves across the tops of very tall buildings.
   - _Roofing drew him to the tallest towers in the city after dark._
   - _City officials cracked down on roofing after a teenager fell from a tower._

## Verb

3. Present participle of roof. — present participle and gerund of roof
   - Simple: Present participle of roof. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _While roofing the cottage, the workers discovered rotten beams underneath._
   - _The contractor is roofing two buildings at once this month._

## Origin

Formed from "roof" plus the suffix "-ing", which here means "material" or "collection".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/roofing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).