shingly

/'ʃiɳgli/
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shingly

The children played on the shingly beach.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Covered with or abounding in small, rounded stones or pebbles: Describes a surface, especially a beach or shoreline, that has many shingles (small, water-worn stones).
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
Advanced Usage
  • Descriptive Geology/Geography: Used to describe specific types of sedimentary shorelines or deposits.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shingle (noun): A mass of small, rounded pebbles, especially on a beach; also a thin, flat tile for roofing or siding.
Synonyms
  • Pebbly: Covered with pebbles.
  • Gravelly: Consisting of or resembling gravel.
  • Stony: Full of stones.
Antonyms
  • Sandy: Covered with or consisting of sand.
  • Muddy: Full of or covered with mud.
shingly

The children played on the shingly beach.

Adjective
  1. abounding in small stones
    • landed at a shingly little beach