- present participle of floor.
noun
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the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
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another word for floor
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In the garage, Wallace discovered gym-style rubber flooring that had linear cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Airy and light, the decor is both California and traditional in style, with French doors in the living room, multiple fireplaces, and warm wood flooring throughout.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
As well as reusing window blinds and kitchen units, Ali attempted to have the laminate flooring he had installed in his old office removed and reused in his new one.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
National Park Service crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water last week and then pieces of the new flooring started breaking loose as crews began vacuuming the pool floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
I would say more about the houses themselves, but I lack the vocabulary for all the forms of wall finishings, flooring materials, light fixtures, fireplace equipment, porches, and statuary we encounter.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Items for which demand was last week reported high: Beer glasses and mugs, mirrors, linen, uniforms for barkeeps and barmaids, cabinet work including paneling for bars, murals, mosaic and composition floorings; also sausage, pretzels, pickles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fellow pushed him back and, losing his balance as the boat plunged over a comber, he fell heavily upon the floorings.
From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold
Some of the dwelling houses had the solid earth for floors, while others had floorings of hewn planks.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
The first floorings had been laid throughout the house, and the partitions had been lathed so that one could realise the shape of the interior.
From The Rise of Silas Lapham by Howells, William Dean
Like rats, they ran into every corner, turned over everything, pulled up loose floorings, and presently the body of a cart was found hidden in a loft in the most cunning way.
From Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)
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