marking
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈmɑːkɪŋ//
- United States//ˈmɑɹkɪŋ//
The action of marking.
noun
- 1
The action of marking.
The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.
- 2
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.
- 3
The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
- 4
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.
- 5
Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
Etymology
From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of markpresent participle and gerund of mark
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Forms
- plural
- markings