paving vs covering

paving and covering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paving	Yes	No	No	No
covering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, covering is a hypernym of paving; that is, covering is a word with a broader meaning than paving:

Other hypernyms of paving include application, coating.

paving (noun)	covering (noun)
the act of applying paving materials to an area	the act of protecting something by covering it
the paved surface of a thoroughfare	the work of applying something
material used to pave an area	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
	an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	a natural object that covers or envelops