definition of
marking

[1] #1 marking n. [marker, mark] a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep". wn

[2] #2 marking n. a pattern of marks. wn

[3] #3 marking n. [grading, scoring] evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do". wn

[4] #4 marking n. the act of making a visible mark on a surface. wn