carpeting

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] carpets collectively: offices with wall-to-wall carpeting
  • the fabric from which carpets are made: a range of deep-pile saxony carpeting
  • 2 [in singular] British informal a severe reprimand: I was called to her office for a carpeting