flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ How to pronounce flooring (audio)
1
: floor, base
2
: material for floors

Examples of flooring in a Sentence

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Admire them, and admire, too, the tidy half-a-clock sound (tock tock tock tock) your shoes make on the marble flooring. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025 The hardwood flooring glistens while shadow boxing under a chair rail and crown molding enhance the visual appeal. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025 This is both a delight to bare feet and a new opportunity for safer, more slip resistant bathroom and exterior flooring. Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Getty 'Jackpot' Viewers on TikTok were amazed by the incredible flooring found beneath the carpet in the viral clip. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for flooring

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of flooring was in 1624

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“Flooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooring. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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flooring

noun
floor·​ing ˈflōr-iŋ How to pronounce flooring (audio)
ˈflȯr-
1
2
: material for floors

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