car·pet·ing
noun/ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ/
/ˈkɑːrpɪtɪŋ/
- [uncountable] carpets in general or the material used for carpets
（统称）地毯；地毯织料 - new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting
铺满地毯的新办公室 - (North American English) We need new carpeting (= a new carpet) in the living room.
我们的起居室里需要铺新地毯了。
- new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting
- [countable] (British English, informal) an act of speaking angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong
训斥；斥责 - The boss gave him a severe carpeting.
老板给了他严厉的地毯。
- The boss gave him a severe carpeting.