writing
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- enPR: rītʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: writ‧ing
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ
- Homophone: riding (some varieties with flapping)
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.
NounEdit
writing (countable and uncountable, plural writings)
- (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- 2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 115:
- Early writing appeared in both societies around 3000 B.C.E., mainly for administrative purposes in Egypt and for accounting and trading in Sumer.
- (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- (countable) A work of an author.
- (countable) The style of writing of a person.
- I can't read your writing.
- (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
- a writing table
SynonymsEdit
- (written letters or symbols that express some meaning): text
- (something written): document, manuscript, text
- (work of an author): work
- (the style of writing of a person): hand, handwriting
- (intended for or used in writing): alphabet, character, ideogram, logogram, pictogram, script, syllabary, writing system
Derived termsEdit
- creative writing
- handwriting
- in writing
- majuscule writing
- metawriting
- packet writing
- sky writing
- speedwriting
- spirit writing
- typewriting
- writing arm
- writing board
- writing book
- writing desk
- writing hand
- writing implement
- writing instrument
- writing lark
- writing machine
- writing master
- writing obligatory
- writing on the wall
- writing pad
- writing paper
- writing school
- writing table
TranslationsEdit
written letters or symbols
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something written
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process of representing a language
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work of an author
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style of writing
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made for or used in writing
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English writinge, wrytynge, writende, writand, from Old English wrītende, present participle of Old English wrītan (“to scratch, carve, write”), equivalent to write + -ing.
VerbEdit
writing
- present participle of write
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- What are you doing? ― Um, I’m writing. ― You are writing! You are writing a lot!
Audio (US) (file)
- What are you doing? ― Um, I’m writing. ― You are writing! You are writing a lot!
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
AnagramsEdit
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
wrīting f
DeclensionEdit
Declension of writing (strong ō-stem)
Derived termsEdit
- wrītingfeþer f (“pen”)