flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ 

1

: floor, base

2

: material for floors

Examples of flooring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One other bonus is that West Shore Home also installs flooring/doors and renovates bathrooms. — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Nine-foot ceilings enhance the feeling of spaciousness on the first floor while hardwood flooring, used throughout much of the home, and impressive millwork that includes crown molding and chair rails, adds elegance. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

To deal with the settling, Peters and his team developed flexible flooring lined with an impervious three-ply fabric. — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Its salons, gardens, and fountains are fine examples of traditional Moroccan architecture, and the café pays tribute to this with its fretwork screens, palm trees in elaborate jardinières, and checkered flooring. — Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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