carpeting

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carpeting

noun carpetings

  1. uncountable, usually Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal. As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed.
  2. uncountable, usually Cloth or materials for carpets.
  3. informal, uncountable, usually A severe reprimand or telling-off. She got a carpeting from the boss.

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verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of carpet She considered carpeting her bedroom floor to cover the blood stains in the floorboards.

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"carpeting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carpeting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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carpeting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carpeting

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"carpeting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carpeting.

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@misc{carpeting_2026,
  title = {carpeting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carpeting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}