carpeting

KAR-puht-ing/ˈkɑɹpətɪŋ/UKKAR-pit-ing/ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪtɪŋ/

4 meanings of carpeting

1
noununcountable
Soft floor covering that is put down or taken up in a room.
Like a big soft blanket that covers the whole floor.
The workers rolled up the old carpeting before sanding the floors.
New carpeting was installed throughout the upstairs bedrooms last weekend.
2
noununcountable
The cloth or material used to make carpets.
The mill wove heavy carpeting from dyed wool.
They imported bales of carpeting to cut and bind into rugs.
3
verb
Present participle of carpet. Use this form for the action happening right now.
They are carpeting the bedrooms in a soft beige this week.
The contractors spent all morning carpeting the long hallway.
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4
nouncolloquialuncountable
A strong telling-off when someone has done something wrong.
Like getting shouted at by a teacher for breaking the rules.
The manager gave the whole team a carpeting for missing the deadline.
He got a real carpeting from his coach after the match.
Similardressing-down, telling-off, reprimand, rebuke, scolding
Oppositepraise
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carpet, verb: To cover a wide surface completely with a thick layer. Full entry

Forms: carpetcarpets he/she/itcarpeting -ing formcarpeted past tense, past participle
Spelling: carpet → carpeting: add -ing

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