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Grading Common

Grading has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of arranging in a graduated series

"The teacher's grading of the plants placed them neatly from shortest to tallest."

2

changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

"The construction crew spent all morning grading the land before laying the new driveway."

3

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

"what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

4

A rank or grade.

"The grading system placed her in the top tier of her class."

Verb
1

present participle of grade

"The students were grading their tests while waiting to hear their scores."

In plain English: Grading means giving someone marks to show how well they did on something.

"The teacher is grading all the exams before Friday."

Example Sentences
"The teacher is grading all the exams before Friday." verb
"The teacher began grading the papers right after the exam ended." verb
"She spent all weekend grading applications for her new job." verb
"He was busy grading students' projects during lunch break." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
order construction evaluation
Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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