flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ 

1

: floor, base

2

: material for floors

Examples of flooring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hotel’s 42 guest rooms–all of which have balconies with city views, soft furnishings made from upcycled kimonos and sakiori weavings, parquet flooring inspired by tatami patterns and Nagoya tiles in the bathrooms–occupy two additional floors below the club spaces. —Terry Ward, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026

While most floors cleaned with a Swiffer solution will typically air-dry within a couple of minutes, marble and stone flooring should be buff-dried with a clean microfiber cloth. —Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026

Every inch of the space was designed with purpose, according to clinic director Sara Scheible, from the toys available in each room to the type of flooring used under the jungle gym outside. —Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026

Architectural Details Matter Ornate crown molding, ceiling medallions, parquet flooring, and wavy glass windows are all common sights in a French home. —Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026

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