Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flooring

/ˈflɔːrɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: floor-ing
IPA: /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A material used to make floors.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of putting one's opponent on the floor; a knockdown.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of floor

Example Sentences

"Every day we are exposed to low doses of phthalates in food containers, perfumes, hairsprays, floorings, paints, toys and medical devices."
"Now that it owns the best-known brand names in residential carpet, don't be surprised if Mohawk Industries sails into new waters - tile, resilient or even wood floorings - Chairman David Kolb hinted Wednesday."

Etymology

From Middle English floring.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: floring

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

floorings (plural)

Derived Forms

subflooring underflooring

Phrases

flooring nailer flooring spacer laminate flooring

Synonyms

floor

Rhymes With

boring scoring exploring ignoring pouring restoring storing roaring soaring snoring warring adoring

Questions

How do you pronounce flooring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/.
What does flooring mean?: A floor.
Where does flooring come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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