matting
1 of 2noun (1)
mat·ting ˈma-tiŋ 
1
: material for mats
2
: mats
matting
2 of 2noun (2)
: a dull lusterless surface (as on gilding, metalwork, or satin)
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
from gerund of mat entry 4
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1854, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
matting
noun
mat·ting
ˈma-tiŋ
: rough fabric used as a floor covering
matting
verb
1
as in bleaching
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bleaching
- dimming
- brightening
- lightening
- whitening
- decolorizing
- blanching
- fading
- silvering
- frosting
- dulling
- whitewashing
- paling
- blenching
- etiolating
- snowing
- washing out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- darkening
- deepening
- shading
- blackening
- blotching
- discoloring
- streaking
- painting
- staining
- dyeing
- striping
- mottling
- speckling
- daubing
- tinting
- dappling
- flecking
- patterning
- coloring
- spotting
- marbling
- tarnishing
- variegating
- specking
- splotching
- checkering
- tinging
- polishing
- pigmenting
- embrowning
- burnishing
- tingeing
- shining
- striating
- polychroming
- tincturing
2
as in crowding
Synonyms & Similar Words
- crowding
- bulking
- shoving
- squashing
- replenishing
- repacking
- bloating
- ramming
- squeezing
- drenching
- flooding
- reloading
- refilling
- pressing
- crushing
- loading
- glutting
- packing
- saturating
- filling
- swamping
- honeycombing
- refreshing
- penetrating
- overcharging
- overfilling
- jamming
- stuffing
- overflowing
- jam-packing
- charging
- heaping
- cramming
- brimming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clearing
- eliminating
- emptying
- bleeding
- vacating
- cleaning
- draining
- drawing (off)
- evacuating
- lightening
- exhausting
- sweeping
- flushing
- voiding
- depleting
- purging
- scouring