What does marring mean?
Marring means present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling..
Marring
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling..
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
- Something that mars or spoils; a blemish.
Example Sentences
[…]Hath all his ventures fail'd? What, not one hit? From Tripolis, from Mexico, from England, From Lisbon, Barbary, and India? And not one vessel scape the dreadful touch Of merchant-marring rocks?
Unable to read even as much of them as the scamps who wrote them and could read nothing more, the smuggler had finally trained himself to ignore them; they were marrings to be overlooked while the eye was out for other, more meaningful detail.
Synonyms for marring
Antonyms for marring
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Word Forms
- marrings
Usage Notes
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[…]Hath all his ventures fail'd? What, not one hit? From Tripolis, from Mexico, from England, From Lisbon, Barbary, and India? And not one vessel scape the dreadful touch Of merchant-marring rocks?
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