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  • present participle of tile.
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tiling

[tahy-ling] / ˈtaɪ lɪŋ /


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"They get up into the mountains and into these caves, where they make this beautiful tiling pattern," said Western Sydney University insect researcher Eleanor Drinkwater.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Yet after the announcement, a dozen tellers continued to serve the Farsi-speaking customers who trickled in to do business in the bright space decorated with Persian-themed mural work and tiling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Meanwhile the tiling for the kitchen has, Lorenze revealed, been specially created for the couple featuring designs that reflect their passions, interests, and romantic milestones.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

“Perhaps,” thought Mr. Popper, “all that white tiling reminds him of the ice and snow at the South Pole. Poor thing, maybe he’s thirsty.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

Familiar tilings such as checkerboards and honeycombs repeat in a regular way.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

This wiggle room allows nanoparticles with imperfect shapes to create tilings like those of the perfect shapes.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

Named “Spectres,” these monotiles, owing to their curvy contours, only allow nonperiodic tilings, and without reflections.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

The culprit: the unpredictable, nonrepeating nature of aperiodic tilings.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2023

AH these tilings, working together with the unconscious dread of Elaine’s arrival with his son, broke his happiness without allowing him to escape.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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