drawing

CEFRA2

/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A picture made with lines using a pencil or pen.

  2. 02

    noun

    The act of choosing someone by chance.

Examples

  • I'm busy because the finals are drawing on.

  • The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdro.winɡ/
  • /ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. The act of producing such a picture.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of draw

More examples

In context

  • Your birthday is drawing near.

  • Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.

  • While you see some of our exploration on camera, I also spent many happy hours between shoots with Chris Nix, digging out dozens of wonderful plans, maps and drawings of projects that I never knew existed, and some that never did exist.

Quick test

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The artist finished a detailed charcoal blank of the old bridge.

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Origin

noun

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.