Associations to the word «Marking»

Wiktionary

MARKING, verb. Present participle of mark
MARKING, noun. (uncountable) The action of the verb to mark.
MARKING, noun. A mark
MARKING, noun. The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal

Dictionary definition

MARKING, noun. A distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep".
MARKING, noun. A pattern of marks.
MARKING, noun. Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do".
MARKING, noun. The act of making a visible mark on a surface.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley