carpeting

Plural: carpetings

Noun

• floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
• Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
• Cloth or materials for carpets.
• A severe reprimand or telling-off.

Verb

• form a carpet-like cover (over)
• cover completely, as if with a carpet
• cover with a carpet
• present participle and gerund of carpet

Examples

• As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed.
• She considered carpeting her bedroom floor to cover the blood stains in the floorboards.
• She got a carpeting from the boss.

Synonyms

carpet, rug