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• present participle of draw.

drawing

American  

[draw-ing] / ˈdrɔ ɪŋ /

noun

• drawings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that draws.

2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color.

3. a sketch, plan, or design, especially one made with pen, pencil, or crayon.

4. the art or technique of making these.

5. something decided by drawing lots; lottery.

6. the selection, or time of selection, of the winning chance or chances sold by lottery or raffle.

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drawing British  

/ ˈdrɔːɪŋ /

noun

1. a picture or plan made by means of lines on a surface, esp one made with a pencil or pen without the use of colour

2. a sketch, plan, or outline

3. the art of making drawings; draughtsmanship

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-drawing
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• drawings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of drawing

A Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at draw, -ing ¹

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Explanation

A drawing is a sketch or a picture, usually made with a pencil or pen. You might use extra class time after you've finished a test to make a quick drawing of your teacher sleeping at his desk. A drawing is an artwork that's not a painting — it's made of sketched lines and represents some object, person, or form. An architect might begin working on a project for a house design by doing some drawings, and a kindergartener might proudly hang a drawing of her family on the refrigerator. Another kind of drawing is the act of pulling, which is also the earliest meaning of the word.

Example Sentences

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drawing drawings

Grin believes the demonstrations could play an important role in drawing voters to the polls.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Tebas later said he was drawing comparison with "those propaganda techniques" and "not with an ideology".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

It has $95 billion in back-orders for the powerful racks of AI servers—think of them as AI supercomputers, each weighing 3,000 pounds and drawing as much power as 100 or more typical U.S. households.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The streamer is changing up its leadership team—but that’s only drawing more attention to its biggest problem.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

When you break up with your boyfriend, you get closure by drawing a mustache on their yearbook picture.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

During the early planning stages, pupils helped shape the vision of the memorial by sharing drawings and ideas.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Krasner’s muscular collages incorporating charcoal drawings made at Hofmann’s school provide a vigorous finale, with the small elements in the abstracted figures enriching the scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Others—depicting grinning clowns, crying women and morphing objects and creatures, including human figures potted like plants—recall children’s drawings and John Tenniel’s illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

After Peck and Albuquerque lost their Malibu home and much of her work in the 2018 Woolsey fire, Wolfe exhibited Albuquerque’s first new drawings as she struggled to resume her practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Here’s one of the first drawings I did.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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