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

Then the paving of the White House Rose Garden made a mockery of a garden. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

The open outdoor spaces will be finished with decorative paving, landscaping, overhead lighting and outdoor furniture. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

That could go to completing the repaving of the street with the brick paving, applied so far only east of Miami Avenue, or to create a formal entrance for Flagler. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

During the Roman period, it had been repurposed and placed under paving material—which, ironically, allowed for its facial features and other details to be well preserved. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 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