underlining

English

Etymology 1

underline +‎ -ing

Verb

underlining

  1. present participle and gerund of underline

Noun

underlining (plural underlinings)

  1. An act or instance of marking text with an underline.
    • 2005, Theodore Cheney, Getting the Words Right, page 238:
      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.

Etymology 2

under- +‎ lining

Noun

underlining (plural underlinings)

  1. A lining on the inside of a garment.
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