- 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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That didn’t dampen the smiles around Robin Roberts Field the day before the league opens play Saturday, marking the first professional women’s baseball games in 72 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Sanchez visited Algiers on July 20 -- the first such visit by a Spanish head of government in four years -- marking a thaw in relations with Algeria.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The National Theatre is marking 50 years of its South Bank home with a free outdoor installation telling 50 stories from the building's history.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The New York Mets are making the startup Novig their official prediction-market partner, marking a first for Major League Baseball as the prediction-markets industry looks for a foothold in professional sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
At the top of the mountain was a white pole marking the border between Elfland and the domain of the goblins, defiantly flying the flag of Ghohg.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
With its brilliant orange wings and black markings, the High Brown Fritillary butterfly was once widespread in Wales and England.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“This has all the markings of a citywide cover-up,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The markings anticipated the inverted red triangle that is a symbol of Hamas today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Over time, those markings were replaced with a unique alphanumeric code system, while deliveries came to rely on bicycles, motorbikes and Mumbai's suburban train network.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Vowel sounds were not written out in Ancient Hebrew, so the accents and markings around the text indicated correct pronunciation and instructions for chanting.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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