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scoring

scoring adjective: of something or someone that scores. Also the present participle and gerund of score.

Adjective

scoring (not comparable)

  1. Of something or someone that scores.
    • The highest scoring team will win the match.

Noun

scoring (plural scorings)

  1. (root sense) The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
    • The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee.
  2. (root sense) The process of winning points in a sport or contest.
    • Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points.
  3. (root sense) The process of giving a score, such as a grade.
    Synonyms:
    grading
  4. (root sense) The process of cutting grooves into food, such as bread or meat (for meat, often a square grid), before baking in the oven.
  5. (root sense) The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
  6. (root sense) A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.

Also used as

scoring is also the present participle and gerund of score.

scoring meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

scoring in Hindi

स्कोरिंग

scoring in Tamil

மதிப்பெண் பெறுதல்

scoring in Marathi

गुणांकन

scoring in Urdu

اسکورنگ, سکورنگ
More languagesFewer languages
scoring in Bengali
স্কোরিং, স্কোরিং করা
scoring in Telugu
స్కోరింగ్, స్కోర్ చేయడం
scoring in Malayalam
സ്കോറിംഗ്, സ്കോറിങ്
scoring in Kannada
ಸ್ಕೋರಿಂಗ್
scoring in Punjabi
ਸਕੋਰਿੰਗ
scoring in Gujarati
સ્કોરિંગ
scoring in Odia
ସ୍କୋରିଂ, ସ୍କୋରିଙ୍ଗ, ସ୍କୋରିଙ୍ଗ୍
scoring in Nepali
स्कोरिङ, स्कोरिंग

Synonyms of scoring

Forms of scoring

pluralscorings

Origin of scoring

Derivative form of score, initially meaning “groove, notch, cut”, stemming from the same root as shear and scar.

Phrases with scoring

Questions about scoring

What does scoring mean?
Scoring means of something or someone that scores.
What is scoring in Hindi?
Scoring in Hindi is स्कोरिंग. See Scoring meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is scoring?
Scoring can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near scoring in the dictionary

  1. scoriform
  2. scorify
  3. scorifying
  4. scorigami
  5. scorigamis
  6. scoring
  7. scoring off
  8. scoring on oneself
  9. scoring out
  10. scoring points
  11. scoring through

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scoring (page history and authors); scoring (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scoring (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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