Antonyms for chalking

Grammar : Verb

Spell : chawk

Phonetic Transcription : tʃɔk

Definition of chalking

Origin : 1570s, "to mix with chalk;" 1590s as "to mark with chalk," from chalk (n.). Related: Chalked; chalking. Old English had cealcian "to whiten." Certain chalk marks on shipped objects meant "admitted" or "shipped free," hence some figurative senses. Chalk boards also were commonly used in keeping credit, score, etc., hence figurative use of chalk it up (1903).

As in mark : verb blemish, stain
As in rough out : verb do preliminary design
As in sketch : verb draw, outline
As in whiten : verb make or become extremely pale
As in write : verb put language down on paper
As in color : verb make pigmented; shade

Example sentences :

The work was not fine; we laid it out by chalking around a small plate.
Extract from : « Quilts » by Marie D. Webster

He went on, therefore, chalking out Lovel's literary career for him.
Extract from : « The Antiquary, Complete » by Sir Walter Scott

Here and there a man was chalking crosses on his gate or shutters.
Extract from : « The White Terror and The Red » by Abraham Cahan

They were chalking Vive Napolon upon the pavements and walls.
Extract from : « The Life of Roger Langdon » by Roger Langdon

He was now chalking his cue, and his eyes had an excited glitter.
Extract from : « Johnstone of the Border » by Harold Bindloss

This checking is secondary to the chalking which takes place.
Extract from : « Paint Technology and Tests » by Henry A. Gardner

On the hurricane deck, aft, a sailor was chalking a shuffleboard court.
Extract from : « Where the Blue Begins » by Christopher Morley

What do you mean by bullying me about not chalking their door, last night, along with the rest?
Extract from : « After Dark » by Wilkie Collins

They are chalking the bit at the top of the next field, where the copse was grubbed.
Extract from : « Madam How and Lady Why » by Charles Kingsley

Children delight in chalking the blinds of their carriages in various colours and labelling them 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Class.
Extract from : « Toy-Making in School and Home » by Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne

Synonyms for chalking

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