- present participle of carpet.
noun
Etymology
Origin of carpeting
Example Sentences
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My wife absolutely loves the full shag carpeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The landlord cannot, for example, claim carpeting to be substantially damaged if it has not been replaced in the past 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Working together, the couple removed the shag carpeting and wood paneling from the first floor and the stairway, installing drywall in their place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
As a child in the late 1970s and early ’80s, I fondly recall grand movie houses with chandeliers, carpeting and upholstered seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
The place seemed to be a geometrically reconfigured 1960s bachelor pad, with open stonework, pile carpeting, and magnificently ugly mushroom-shaped stained glass lampshades.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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