What does underscoring mean?
Underscoring means present participle and gerund of underscore.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of underscore.
Parkington swung his chair away, keeping the book in his hand and his back to Anthony. “He underscored whole passages,” he said. “I can't abide reading a book with underscorings in it.”
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Underscoring means present participle and gerund of underscore.
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Parkington swung his chair away, keeping the book in his hand and his back to Anthony. “He underscored whole passages,” he said. “I can't abide reading a book with underscorings in it.”
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