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marking.

The action of marking.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/General-American/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The action of marking.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A mark.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.

    countable · uncountable
    The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.
  5. Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.

verb/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/General-American/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of mark

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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