carpeting
noun/ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ/
/ˈkɑːrpɪtɪŋ/
- [uncountable] carpets in general or the material used for carpets
- new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting
- (North American English) We need new carpeting (= a new carpet) in the living room.
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- [countable] (British English, informal) an act of speaking angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong
- The boss gave him a severe carpeting.
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