marking
/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/US/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/
marking noun: the action of marking. Also the present participle and gerund of mark.
Noun
marking (countable and uncountable, plural markings)
- The action of marking.
- The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.2011 January 12, Saj Chowdhury, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC
- A mark.
- Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help.2020 May 20, Ian Prosser, “Comment”, in Rail, page 7
- The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
- A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
- The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.
- Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
Also used as
marking is also the present participle and gerund of mark.
marking meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
marking in Hindi
- चिन्हांकन
marking in Marathi
- चिन्हांकन
marking in Bengali
- মার্কিং
marking in Telugu
- మార్కింగ్
More languagesFewer languages
- marking in Malayalam
- അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തൽ, അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു
- marking in Kannada
- ಗುರುತು ಹಾಕುವುದು
- marking in Punjabi
- ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਬੰਦੀ
- marking in Gujarati
- માર્કિંગ, નિશાન લગાવવું
- marking in Odia
- ମାର୍କିଂ, ଚିହ୍ନିତକରଣ
- marking in Nepali
- मार्किङ, चिन्ह लगाउँदै
Examples of marking in a sentence
- The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.
- The church bell began to bong at noon, marking the start of the ceremony.
- It is not clear from the road markings who is supposed to yield at the junction.
Forms of marking
| plural | markings |
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Origin of marking
From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from marking
- biomarking
- direct-inverse marking
- double-marking
- e-marking
- exceptional case-marking
- high-marking
- man-marking
- marking blue
- marking error
- marking fire
- marking gage
- marking gauge
- marking knife
- marking-nut
- marking nut
- marking nut tree
- marking-nut tree
- marking out
- marking pen
- price marking
- shared lane marking
- submarking
- zero-marking
Phrases with marking
- marking as
- marking up
- marking off
- marking down
- marking nuts
- marking time
- marking gages
- scent marking
- finger marking
- marking gauges
- marking knives
- marking down as
6 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with marking
Questions about marking
- What does marking mean?
- Marking means the action of marking.
- What is marking in Hindi?
- Marking in Hindi is चिन्हांकन. See Marking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is marking?
- Marking is a noun.
- How do you pronounce marking?
- Marking is pronounced /ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of marking?
- The plural of marking is markings.
Words near marking in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: marking (page history and authors); marking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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