Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: marking
IPA transcription: [m'ɑɹkɪŋ]
Pronunciations of marking
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: marker, marking, mark
    Meaning: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
  • Synonyms: marking
    Meaning: a pattern of marks
Usage examples
  • In appearance the Dalmatian should be very similar to a Pointer except in head and marking.
  • The head-master's gone into school, and is waiting for you; marking you all late, of course."
  • I gave him them and he looked carefully through them, marking certain items with a blue pencil.
  • But there was one, and I could see Terry, with compass and notebook, marking directions and trying to place landmarks.
  • She consulted, and in a degree was influenced by her in marking out the scheme of retrenchment which was at last submitted to Sir Walter.
  • Instead of marking a purely personal or subjective realm, separated from the objective and impersonal, they indicate the non-existence of such a separate world.
  • So much attention did the abnegation of Simeon attract that various other pillars, marking the ruins of art and greatness gone, in that vicinity, were crowned with pious monks.
  • "It's like this," said the Other Professor, hastily drawing a long line upon the black board, and marking the letters 'A,' 'B,' at the two ends, and 'C' in the middle: "let me explain it to you.
  • Slatter's Hill, or No-man's-land, as it was generally called, was a rise of ground covering, perhaps, an acre and a quarter, situated on an imaginary line, marking the boundary between the two districts.
  • The wanderings led to the old ore-milling plant at Edison, now practically a mass of deserted buildings all going to decay. It was a depressing sight, marking such titanic but futile struggles with nature.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pierre Trudeau, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording American goldfinch, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 300 (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0