marking

noun

mark·​ing ˈmär-kiŋ 

1

: the act, process, or an instance of making or giving a mark

2

a

: a mark made

b

: arrangement, pattern, or disposition of marks

Examples of marking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Weeks later, he was identified in videos providing gang leaders with training, firearms and markings to have their vehicles resemble those used by the palace guards. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025

The impact craters are the depressions or markings left behind after something like an asteroid or comet crashes into the moon's surface, according to NASA. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025

In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court in Ohio, Smucker said the round, crustless sandwiches Trader Joe’s sells have the same pie-like crimp markings on their edges that Uncrustables do. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025

Two veterinarians in the comments reassured Sean that the markings are simply pigmentation, not a sign of mixed breeding. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for marking

• barking
• harking
• parking
• sparking
• benchmarking
• earmarking
• embarking
• remarking
• disembarking
• watermarking

Kids Definition

marking

noun

mark·​ing ˈmär-kiŋ 

1

: the act, process, or an instance of making or giving a mark

the teacher's marking was considered to be fair

2

: a mark made

3

: an arrangement or pattern of marks (as on the coat of an animal)