Synonyms for underlining
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn; noun ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for underlining Other synonyms for the word underlining
Définition of underlining
Origin :- 1721, from under + line (v.). Cf. Dutch onderlijnen. Related: Underlined; underlining. The noun is attested from 1888.
- verb emphasize; mark
- This e-text uses a combination of underlining and mouse-hovers.
- Extract from : « Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela » by Samuel Richardson
- Smith used it continually, underlining his remarks with it, so to speak.
- Extract from : « In the Foreign Legion » by Erwin Rosen
- Between a couple of—(underlining the word) Shirts, and brought it home.
- Extract from : « Puppets at Large » by F. Anstey
- Material and color are indicated on the left by underlining.
- Extract from : « Library Bookbinding » by Arthur Low Bailey
- She pointed to the message, underlining words with her finger.
- Extract from : « Badge of Infamy » by Lester del Rey
- "My dear—I believe he drinks," she said, underlining the words.
- Extract from : « Captivity » by M. Leonora Eyles
- Thereafter Mr. Saltus wrote "tolerance," and, underlining the word, added it to a list he had made.
- Extract from : « Edgar Saltus: The Man » by Marie Saltus
- No abbreviations of words should be indulged in, nor underlining of words intended to be made emphatic.
- Extract from : « Our Deportment » by John H. Young
- Underlining the announcer's words was the scratching of Gramps' pen, the one Willy had given him the night before.
- Extract from : « The Big Trip Up Yonder » by Kurt Vonnegut
- He had read Dorian Gray the whole of the evening before, underlining appropriate aphorisms.
- Extract from : « The Loom of Youth » by Alec Waugh
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