underlining
English
Etymology 1
Verb
underlining
Noun
underlining (plural underlinings)
- 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.
- 2005, Theodore Cheney, Getting the Words Right (page 238)
Etymology 2
Noun
underlining (plural underlinings)