- 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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More than 40% of smartphone models have seen price increases in 2026, marking the first time such a large share of devices has become more expensive, Counterpoint says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Among them is a headstone marking where a 12-year-old was laid to rest.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Leset founder Lili Chemla and designer Phoebe Little join forces to create the brand’s first L.A. store, marking its second permanent retail location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Diraq is deploying a quantum computer directly into a commercial data center, marking a real-world example of hybrid computing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Those ugly green signs marking exits off the interstate?
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Researchers think these markings may help startle predators.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Road markings across the district will now be reviewed.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Forty-two half-round markings lining the circular edge "represent each kilometre of the course", organisers explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Subtitled “From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World,” the book explores the evolution and effects of the small markings that writers have used for more than four centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ninety minutes later a twin-engine turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air B200 with no flight markings landed in total darkness on the grass airstrip that was once RAF Aisling.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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