flooring

1 of 2

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ 

1

: floor, base

2

: material for floors

flooring

2 of 2

present participle of floor entry 2

Examples of flooring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Think greens, blues and yellows with tile flooring and plenty of bench seating for children. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee updated November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Inside, four-meter-tall ceilings stretch toward decorative frescoes, and parquet flooring sits next to shuttered floor-to-ceiling balcony doors. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher, and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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