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underscoring

USun-der-SKOR-ing/ˌʌn.dɚˈskɔɹ.ɪŋ/UKun-duh-SKOR-ing/ˌʌn.dəˈskɔːɹ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralunderscorings

2 meanings of underscoring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of underscore. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.

    She kept underscoring the most important words in her book.

    He was underscoring his notes with a red pen.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A line marked under a word or letters.

    Like a line you draw under a word to point it out.

    She drew an underscoring under the most important word on the page.

    The heading had a thick underscoring below it to make it stand out.

    Similarunderline, underlining

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underscoring is a form of underscore

underscore, verb: To make something seem more important by pointing it out clearly. Full entry

Forms
underscoreunderscores he/she/itunderscoring -ing formunderscored past tense, past participle
Spelling
underscore → underscoring: drop the e, add -ing

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