marking meaning and definition

MARKING noun

Definition of marking (noun)

1. a distinguishing symbol
   • "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
   • synonyms: mark, marker
2. a pattern of marks
3. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
   • "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
   • synonyms: grading, scoring
4. the act of making a visible mark on a surface