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phonemarking

phonemarking is the present participle and gerund of phonemark.

Meaning of phonemark

Verb

phonemark (third-person singular simple present phonemarks, present participle phonemarking, simple past and past participle phonemarked)

  1. (US, transitive) To apply pressure on a government agency to fund a specific project as part of a more general program.
    • Or worse, without earmarks the members of the spending committees can "phonemark" projects without anyone ever knowing2008 June 11, “Deseret News candidate questionnaire:”, in Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Questions about phonemarking

What is phonemarking the present participle and gerund of?
Phonemarking is the present participle and gerund of phonemark.

Words near phonemarking in the dictionary

  1. phonemaker
  2. phonemakers
  3. phonemal
  4. phonemark
  5. phonemarked
  6. phonemarking
  7. phonemarks
  8. phonematic
  9. phonematically
  10. phonematics
  11. phoneme

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