Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

flooring

American  
[flawr-ing, flohr-] / ˈflɔr ɪŋ, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

  1. a floor.

  2. floors collectively.

  3. materials for making floors.

flooring British  
/ ˈflɔːrɪŋ /

noun

  1. the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material

  2. another word for floor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • underflooring noun

Etymology

Origin of flooring

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For instance, linoleum flooring is costlier than sheet vinyl flooring.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In Trinity Lutheran, a Missouri religious group wanted to take advantage of a state grant for its playground flooring.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Underfoot, the rubber flooring is torn and strewn with trash.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Companies that make everything from flooring to house paint say consumers are staying put or delaying upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It was one of those lofts you see in movies and at parties, the one cavernous nearly-empty room of windows and hardwood flooring, some exposed brick, steam pipes.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.