flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ 

1

: floor, base

2

: material for floors

Examples of flooring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump has also hung several new portraits of himself around the White House, and put marble flooring in at least two rooms. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025

The palette for the new flooring and walls draw inspiration from the natural environment, the swirls of eucalyptus bark and the greens of the local foliage. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025

Detail matters in a sprawling residence in the Sacramento foothills, from its bespoke tile work to rich cherry-wood flooring, from unique layout to the use of old Chicago brick in a solarium-like room. —Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025

Terracotta flooring, vintage furniture reupholstered in a velvety soft pink, Murano glass fixtures and the brand’s signature line-doodle-animal rugs by Les Éditions de Tapis reflect a mix of sophistication and humor. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flooring

• boring
• coring
• poring
• pouring
• roaring
• scoring
• shoring
• snoring
• soaring
• storing
• warring
• whoring

Kids Definition

flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflōr-iŋ 

ˈflȯr-

1

: floor entry 1 sense 1

2

: material for floors