"marring" meaning in All languages combined

See marring on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: marrings [plural]
Etymology: mar + -ing Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mar|ing}} mar + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} marring (plural marrings)
  1. Something that mars or spoils; a blemish.
    Sense id: en-marring-en-noun-3F1OLIg6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} marring
  1. present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mar (extra: ruining, thwarting, spoiling)
    Sense id: en-marring-en-verb-2moRtQn- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1985, Samuel R. Delany, Flight from Nevèrÿon",
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