- the act of making a mark or marks
- a mark or marks
- [also pl.] the characteristic arrangement of marks or coloring, as of a plant or animal
marking
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marking
noun
- a. A making or giving of a mark.b. A mark or marks made.
- A mark or pattern of marks on an organism: a snake with colorful markings.
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Verb
- Present participle of mark.
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural markings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to mark.
- a mark
- the characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal
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