# underscoring

Pronunciation: US say "un-der-SKOR-ing" /ˌʌn.dɚˈskɔɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "un-duh-SKOR-ing" /ˌʌn.dəˈskɔːɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of underscore. — present participle and gerund of underscore
   - Simple: Present participle of underscore. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The coach was underscoring the importance of practice before every game._
   - _Underscoring each weak argument made the essay much easier to revise._

## Noun

2. A line placed beneath a word or stretch of text; an underline.
   - Simple: A line marked under a word or letters.
   - _The editor added an underscoring beneath each term that needed emphasis._
   - _A bold underscoring ran below the chapter title on the printed page._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/underscoring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).