carpeting
verb
Definitions
To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
Example: After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.
To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
Example: Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.
To reprimand.
noun
Definitions
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Example: As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Example: She got a carpeting from the boss.