paving

1 of 2

noun

pav·​ing ˈpā-viŋ 

: pavement

paving

2 of 2

present participle of pave entry 1

Examples of paving in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

Decorative brick columns will be constructed at the end of the fences and brick paving will be placed between the road’s concrete barrier and the sidewalk. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Some $12 million would be directed to high-impact paving in which the city overlays asphalt onto streets to extend their life. — Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2026

During the final paving, which will take about a week, the lanes will be shut down completely. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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