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drawing.

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation, traditional/ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ//ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/General-American/dɹɔ.ɪŋ/General-American
  1. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of producing such a picture.

    uncountable
  3. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The process of drawing or pulling something.

    countable · uncountable
  5. An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A small portion of tea for steeping.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw + -ing.

verb/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation, traditional/ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ//ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/General-American/dɹɔ.ɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of draw

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

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