- present participle of mark.
noun
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a mark or series of marks
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the arrangement of colours on an animal, plant, etc
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assessment and correction of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of marking
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at mark 1, -ing 1
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In a decade, the DSA has gone from roughly 6,000 members to 120,000, marking some of its biggest gains in the past year or so.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Glaciers have also been shrinking at a precipitous rate, with 2025 marking the fourth consecutive year where they shed significant ice mass across all regions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
This week, the paper reached a milestone, marking a century covering L.A.’s increasingly diverse Latino community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.995%, marking its highest close since July 20, 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The animal’s fur was long and thick, each symmetrical marking the blackest black and the whitest white.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Another species, the cricket bat spider, which gets its name from its cricket bat-like markings, has also become more common in grassland since it was first spotted in the region in 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
"This is pretty deep here," she says, reading the markings on the probe.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
That means replacing turf, putting down new field markings, taking down the goal posts, cleaning the entire place and the like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Marine Corps markings being transported from the base’s former airport on flatbed trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It has no labels, no markings to hint at what’s inside.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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