highlighting

[ hahy-lahy-ting ]

noun

1. a hair dyeing technique in which dye is applied to parts of the hair for a naturally lighter and contrasting appearance.
2. a makeup application style in which a cosmetic powder or cream is applied to the face in places where light would naturally hit, as the cheeks, forehead, chin, and center of the nose, to create a glowing effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of highlighting¹

First recorded in 1955–60; highlight ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Semantic highlighting, which presents relevant information from meta descriptions in search listings in bold text, can now identify and highlight answers in all languages as well.

From Search Engine Land

The Hermit Kingdom has opened its embassy doors for an exhibit highlighting the work of six artists from its state-run studio.

From The Daily Beast

Earlier this week, Perry released an ad highlighting the arrest video.

From The Daily Beast

Then appeared a series of black-and-white photos highlighting Paul Newman, Christian Bale, Sean Avery, and Rock Hudson.

From The Daily Beast

But how exacerbating anarchy in Libya and highlighting the power of the gun over politics serves U.S. interests remains unclear.

From The Daily Beast

News of doctor and nurse drug overdoses hit the press this week, highlighting an ongoing (and growing) problem.

From The Daily Beast

And it took some highlighting and sidelighting with the use of a spotlight to actually make those things discernible at all.

From Project Gutenberg

Let's say that he is talking about one machine gun, and he has one chart highlighting its characteristics.

From Project Gutenberg

Hyperlinks are indicated by black dotted underlines (plus aqua highlighting when the mouse pointer hovers over them).

From Project Gutenberg

To reduce visual chaos, link highlighting has been turned off.

From Project Gutenberg

There's highlighting and emphasizing selected perceptics and such.

From Project Gutenberg