marking
/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/
noun
The action of marking.
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Noun 4 meanings
The action of marking.
A mark.
The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
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.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.
MARKING at a glance
MARKING has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + R 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,594 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with marking
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- PARKING14
- BARKING14
- MASKING14
- MARLING10
- HARKING15
- MARRING10
- LARKING12
- MARTING10
- NARKING12
- CARKING14
- KARKING16
- DARKING13
- RARKING12
- SARKING12
- WARKING15
- YARKING15
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