marking en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The action of marking.
The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.
2011 January 12, Saj Chowdhury, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC:
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(countable, uncountable) A mark.
Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help.
2020 May 20, Ian Prosser, “Comment”, in Rail, page 7:
- (countable, uncountable) The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
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(countable, uncountable) A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.
- (countable, uncountable) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| markings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
man-marking · marking nut · exceptional case-marking · marking pen · zero-marking · marking gauge · high-marking · marking-nut tree · marking-nut · e-marking · marking nut tree · shared lane marking · marking error · marking blue · marking knife · biomarking · marking out · direct-inverse marking · marking fire · marking gage · price marking · double-marking · submarking