Get to know Marring better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Marring meaning
present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
Using Marring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
- In the example corpus, marring often appears in combinations such as: marring the.
Context around Marring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marring
- In this selection, "marring" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, panels, warm and accidents stand out and add context to how "marring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include keep warm marring the appearance and several accidents marring what was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marring" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Typically made of leather and featuring a soft white sole to avoid marring or scratching a boat deck. (18 words)
According to some accounts, Confederate soldiers built a fire on the churches floor to keep warm marring the appearance of the sanctuary. (22 words)
The unofficial summer ended with several accidents marring what was pretty much a peaceful Labor Day weekend in Prince George’s County. (22 words)
The couple stressed that the rickety cabins are “not tents, these are structures” — featuring doors, windows and even solar panels — marring the views from the upscale homes. (27 words)
With a single keystroke, the typewriter was capable of automatically backspacing and then overstriking the previous characters with minimal marring of the paper. (23 words)
According to some accounts, Confederate soldiers built a fire on the churches floor to keep warm marring the appearance of the sanctuary. (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
The couple stressed that the rickety cabins are “not tents, these are structures” — featuring doors, windows and even solar panels — marring the views from the upscale homes.
According to some accounts, Confederate soldiers built a fire on the churches floor to keep warm marring the appearance of the sanctuary.
The unofficial summer ended with several accidents marring what was pretty much a peaceful Labor Day weekend in Prince George’s County.
Typically made of leather and featuring a soft white sole to avoid marring or scratching a boat deck.
With a single keystroke, the typewriter was capable of automatically backspacing and then overstriking the previous characters with minimal marring of the paper.
Common combinations with marring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: