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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An original wooden staircase jazzed up with leopard-print carpeting winds through the four floors, tying the spaces together. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025 Plants, lamps, carpeting, books, and furniture made of paper layer the verisimilitude of the quotidian and the imagined. Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Plants, lamps, carpeting, books, and furniture made of paper in many forms inhabit all planes of the space, but the artwork goes beyond mere trompe l’oeil illusions to suggest a third approach, a space between strict duplication of real life and static acknowledgement of the artifice at play. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025 During our test, its powerful suction and a brush roll that is particularly effective on carpeting stood out. Casey Clark, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for carpeting

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Apr. 2025.

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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