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

Take Sophie Rowell, founder of Côte de Folk, who, in one project, recently enveloped walls and floors in a deep olive green, adding a sense of tactility by forgoing hard flooring and rugs in favor of wall-to-wall carpet. — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026

Renovation work has included new flooring, creating ADA-compliant bathrooms and interior painting. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Don’t let the building’s modern facade fool you, the rooms are minimalist yet warm with wood flooring, floral wallpaper, and hand-knotted rugs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Crafted in leather, suede and satin, most designs came with a loop detail on the upper and in a color palette nodding to the hues of the mosaic flooring of Paris institution La Coupole. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 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