carpeting

noun

car·​pet·​ing ˈkär-pə-tiŋ How to pronounce carpeting (audio)
: material for carpets
also : carpets

Examples of carpeting in a Sentence

The house has wall-to-wall carpeting in the bedrooms.
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The steel interiors of the café are a nod to the brand’s founder, Azzedine Alaïa, who passed away in 2017, while the bookstore mimics a home library with its dark carpeting and matching sofas. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 The Irving Mall, a Texas shopping center that opened 53 years ago with wool carpeting and striped wallpaper, has seen better days. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024 The brand’s signature rich purple shade Winter Bloom is used in carpeting and key fixtures across the store. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 In our tests, the Eufy X8 Pro excelled at sucking up dirt and debris from carpeting, something most robot vacuums struggled with. Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carpeting 

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carpeting was in 1758

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“Carpeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpeting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

carpeting

noun
car·​pet·​ing ˈkär-pət-iŋ How to pronounce carpeting (audio)
: material for carpets
also : carpet sense 1
wall-to-wall carpeting
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