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underlining¹

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From underline + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of underline

noun underlinings

  1. countable, uncountable An act or instance of marking text with an underline. 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.

    Similar: underlineation

underlining²

noun underlinings

  1. A lining on the inside of a garment.

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"underlining." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underlining. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

underlining. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underlining

Chicago

"underlining." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underlining.

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@misc{underlining_2026,
  title = {underlining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underlining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}