1. the act of folding down the corner of a page in a book or document
2. a folded corner of a page, typically used as a bookmark or to mark an important passage

1. to fold down the corner of a page in a book or document

Examples

• Dogearing pages is a quick way to mark your place without using a bookmark.
• She was dogearing the corners of her textbook to highlight important chapters.
• The library discouraged dogearing books because it damaged them.
• He found several dogearings in the used book, showing where the previous owner had marked passages.
• Instead of dogearing, try using sticky notes to mark pages in borrowed books.
• The worn dogearings on the novel suggested it had been read many times.