marking

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of marking.
2. (countable, uncountable) A mark.
3. (countable, uncountable) The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
4. (countable, uncountable) A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
5. (countable, uncountable) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.

Verb

present participle and gerund of mark

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Synonyms

mark

grading

marker

scoring

brand

branding

notch

marks

tag

fringe

impression

stamping

identification

sign

printing

spot

symbol

imprint

commemorative

coloring

attribute

coloration

dent

denotation

description

designate

designation

dot

dotting

emblem

calibration

ascertainment

amendment

denomination

demonstrating

demarcation

grade

declaration

appreciable

footwork

guide

criterion

fleck

flag

labeling

limiting

looking at

correction

blip

figure

Translations

marquage

Markierung

marca

notation

marcatura

Kennzeichnung

señal

puntuación

marca

Benotung

senyal

marquage des animaux

indication

marca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: marking

Inherited from Old English: mearcung

In summary

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