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scorings

scorings is the plural of scoring.

Meaning of scoring

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.

See all 7 meanings of scoring

Questions about scorings

What is scorings the plural of?
Scorings is the plural of scoring.

Words near scorings in the dictionary

  1. scoring off
  2. scoring on oneself
  3. scoring out
  4. scoring points
  5. scoring through
  6. scorings
  7. scorious
  8. Scorlibran
  9. SCORM
  10. scorn
  11. scorn'd

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scorings (page history and authors); scoring (page history and authors). 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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