marking

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)kɪŋ

Verb

marking

  1. present participle of mark

Noun

marking (countable and uncountable, plural markings)

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to mark.
    • 2011 January 12, Saj Chowdhury, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC‎:
      The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.
  2. a mark
  3. the characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal

Derived terms

  • marking blue
  • marking error
  • marking fire
  • marking out
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