drawing
pronunciation
How to pronounce drawing in British English:
UK [ˈdrɔːɪŋ]
How to pronounce drawing in American English:
US [ˈdrɔːɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine
- a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
- the creation of artistic drawings
- players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
- act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Word Origin
- drawing (n.)
- c. 1300, "a pulling," in various senses, verbal noun from draw (v.). The "picture-making" sense is from 1520s; of the picture itself from 1660s. Drawing board is from 1725; used in figurative expression from mid-20c.
Example
- 1. Linda has been drawing with pencil for over 40 years .
- 2. I liked drawing everything when I was a little boy .
- 3. Where a drawing has writing on it , we offer a translation .
- 4. She arranged her board and began a pen-and-ink drawing to illustrate a magazine story .
- 5. Everything can be learned . Drawing can too .