Antonyms for carpeting


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kahr-pi-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr pɪ tɪŋ


Definition of carpeting

Origin :
  • 1758, verbal noun from carpet (v.).
  • As in rug : noun carpet
  • As in flooring : noun floor covering
  • As in carpet : noun nappy floor covering
  • As in chew out : verb scold
  • As in cover : verb wrap, hide
  • As in dress down : verb scold
Example sentences :
  • Or, if the carpeting is not convenient, piece a covering of worsteds.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. » by Various
  • It is calculated that one of these balls will weave about a yard of carpeting.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
  • He moved up behind her, his footsteps muffled by the carpeting.
  • Extract from : « Operation Haystack » by Frank Patrick Herbert
  • Her skirts must indeed have brushed the carpeting of those steps scores of times.
  • Extract from : « A Laodicean » by Thomas Hardy
  • But with us he was obliged to make his couch on some old pieces of carpeting.
  • Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, August 1886 » by Various
  • The platform is covered, as is the floor, with Brussels carpeting.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • Here, doubtless, the birds had got some of their carpeting material.
  • Extract from : « Riverby » by John Burroughs
  • At the outer side of the cot, another strip of carpeting was placed.
  • Extract from : « Pierre; or The Ambiguities » by Herman Melville
  • There were no trees, no flowers, no carpeting grass, to brighten the desolation.
  • Extract from : « Sunny Slopes » by Ethel Hueston
  • He was dressed in a complete suit of brilliant Brussels carpeting.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864 » by Various

Synonyms for carpeting

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