- 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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Reddit’s quarterly results and forecast sent its stock some 29% lower on Friday, marking its worst single-session percentage drop on record.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The Bank of Canada increased its policy rate to 2.5% last week, marking the first boost in over three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The event was organised on the sidelines of the Youth Olympic Games which opened in Senegal on Saturday, marking the first ever Olympics on African soil.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
In this framework, the universe can be described as a single, unchanging quantum state, with no external clock marking the passage of time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
I was going to have to find a way of marking time if I wanted to keep track.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
He told the court that the plan was to "take him back to the owner" as Pablo had identity markings on his ears.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
According to Debotte and other witnesses, the Volvo ignored stop signs and road markings on Dunham Road as it attempted to turn left.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
But when residents later saw painted pavement markings showing the planned curbs and bike lines, “they got involved in a big way,” Supernaw said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Maybe that is how death worked with all things: someone would come upon your trail, your markings, and violate them with an “X.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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