marking

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The action of marking.

   “The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A mark.

   “Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help.”

3. (countable, uncountable)The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
4. (countable, uncountable)A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.

   “The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.”

5. (countable, uncountable)Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of mark