flooring

[ flawr-ing, flohr- ]

noun

1. a floor.
2. floors collectively.
3. materials for making floors.

flooring

/ ˈflɔːrɪŋ /

noun

1. the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
2. another word for floor

Other Words From

• under·flooring noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flooring¹

First recorded in 1615–25; floor + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In 2006, she released a memoir, “Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood,” about her illness.

From Los Angeles Times

“MS is a sneaky disease. Like some of my boyfriends, it has a tendency to show up at the most awkward times and then to disappear entirely,” she wrote in “Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood,” her 2005 autobiography.

From Los Angeles Times

Contractors had come to fix loose flooring, and were "told to bring eight people" but "sent two and lifted it and managed to break the marble in half because of the weight," Nick says.

From BBC

They show oozing sores between the toes of dogs who live on grated flooring.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a hive of activity the day before Mass. The pitch is covered with rubber flooring.

From BBC

Related Words

• carpet
• carpeting
• linoleum
• tile
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