ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ maːk mɑː(ɹ)k mɑɹk ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ) ˈmɑɹkɪŋ ˈmɑːkɪŋ the act of making a visible mark on a surface evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do a pattern of marks a distinguishing symbol the owner's mark was on all the sheep