underlining

/ˈʌndɚlˌaɪnɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

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verb

present participle and gerund of underline

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

"There are so many underlinings, so many exclamation points in the margins, and so much highlighting from my many readings and appreciatings that it looks like a case of severe book abuse. It is not; these are marks of love."

From underline + -ing.

underlinings (plural)

underlineation

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How do you pronounce underlining?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚlˌaɪnɪŋ/.

What does underlining mean?

present participle and gerund of underline

Where does underlining come from?

From underline + -ing.

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