flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ 

1

: floor, base

2

: material for floors

Examples of flooring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, with observers in the cab, Aurora is moving actual cargo, including flooring, drinks and packages, on actual freeways; more than 100,000 miles worth of autonomous trips, with no human interventions and a perfect safety record, the company says. —Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025

Nevertheless, some structures remained visible—lower parts of walls, hearths, clay flooring, drains, and other evidence of a prosperous daily life. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Only the living room and kitchen are fitted with hardwood flooring, while the bedrooms and secondary living room on the bottom level of the home are carpeted. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025

Though the style may have been briefly sidelined in favor of muted wood tones and large neutral tiles, black-and-white checkerboard flooring is staging a comeback, bringing visual energy and a hint of nostalgia with it. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025

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