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tiling

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -aɪlɪŋ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A covering of tiles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of applying tiles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of tile

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the application of tiles to cover a surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: application, coating, covering

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: облицовка (oblicovka) — covering of tiles
  • Catalan: alicatat — covering of tiles
  • Finnish: laatoitus — covering of tiles
  • French: carrelage — covering of tiles
  • German: Fliese — covering of tiles
  • German: Kachel — covering of tiles
  • Spanish: embaldosado — covering of tiles
  • Catalan: alicatat — act of applying tiles
  • Finnish: laatoitus — act of applying tiles
  • German: Fliesenlegen — act of applying tiles
  • German: Kacheln — act of applying tiles
  • German: Plattenlegen — act of applying tiles
  • Spanish: embaldosado — act of applying tiles