shingly

ˈʃɪŋɡli

shinglier, shingliest

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Definition of shingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

surface

Rare

covered with small stones or pebbles

Rare

The path was shingly and hard to walk on.

gravelly

pebbly

stony

landscape

Rare

abounding in small stones

Rare

The shingly beach stretched for miles.

pebbly

stony

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Origin of shingly

English, shingle (gravel) + -y (characterized by)

Examples of shingly in a sentence

They avoided the shingly area to protect their feet.
The path was difficult due to the shingly terrain.
Hikers avoided the shingly slopes during their trek.

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French:caillouteux, graviéreux, ...
German:kiesig, ...
Italian:ghiaioso, sassoso, ...
Spanish:pedregoso, guijarroso, ...
Portuguese:pedregoso, cheio de cascalho, ...
Chinese:布满石子的, 多石的, ...
Japanese:砂利状の, 小石だらけの, ...
Arabic:مُغَطّى بِالحَصى, حَصَوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְכֻסֶּה אֲבָנִים קְטַנּוֹת, שׁוֹפֵעַ בַּאֲבָנִים קְטַנּוֹת, ...
Russian:галечный, каменистый, ...
Ukrainian:гальковий, ...
Hindi:कंकड़युक्त, कंकरीला, ...
Bengali:নুড়িপূর্ণ, পাথুরে, ...
Catalan:pedregós, de còdols, ...
Czech:štěrkovitý, ...
Danish:stenet, småstensbelagt, ...
Dutch:kiezelig, kiezellig, ...
Greek:βοτσαλωτός, χαλικώδης, ...
Hungarian:kavicsos, apróköves, ...
Khmer:គ្របដណ្តប់ដោយគ្រួសតូចៗ, ពេញដោយគ្រួសតូចៗ, ...
Korean:자갈로 덮인, 자갈로 뒤덮인, ...
Persian:سنگریزه‌ای, سنگ‌ریزه‌ای, ...
Polish:żwirowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):pedregoso, coberto de pedrinhas, ...
Romanian:acoperit cu pietriș, plin de pietricele, ...
Swedish:grusig, stenig, ...
Thai:ปกคลุมด้วยกรวด, เต็มไปด้วยก้อนหินเล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:çakıllı, ...
Vietnamese:phủ sỏi, đầy sỏi, ...

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