paving

noun

pav·​ing ˈpā-viŋ 

: pavement

Examples of paving in a Sentence

The driveway was covered with concrete paving.

They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Belgian-block paving at each end has been relaid as well. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 10 June 2026

LaSalle Road is mostly finished and just needs final paving, Sommer said. — Celia Gruber, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026

Green contrasts particularly well with darker wood colors such as the decking, the stone and paving, and even the tree trunks. — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 5 June 2026

With the bus stop in front of campus temporarily closed because of the paving project, Salinas got off near Stonestown and ran to campus in heels. — Da Lin, CBS News, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing paving

• crazy paving
• paving stone

Rhymes for paving

• braving
• caving
• craving
• graving
• laving
• raving
• saving
• shaving
• slaving
• staving
• waiving
• waving

Kids Definition

paving

noun

pav·​ing

ˈpā-viŋ

: pavement