Main entry: marking
Definition: the act of making a visible mark on a surface
Main entry: grading, scoring, marking
Definition: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
Usage: what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
Main entry: marking
Definition: a pattern of marks
Main entry: mark, marker, marking
Definition: a distinguishing symbol
Usage: the owner's mark was on all the sheep