drawing

[ draw-ing ]

noun

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.

drawing

/ 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

Other Words From

• self-drawing noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawing¹

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

Example Sentences

Featuring heavyweight drawing paper suitable for pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, and markers, the Travelogue notebook is a great choice for artists.

From Popular-Science

I particularly like the Artist face, featuring drawings by Geoff McFetridge, and the strange Typography face that lets you mess around with a whole bunch of font options.

From Fortune

This set offers a variety of lights and darks to make for easy writing, shading, and drawing.

From Popular-Science

What they belatedly recognized in October was that a flip that brings you closer to being able to add a new edge also brings the graph closer to resembling one of the good drawings they’d already identified.

From Quanta Magazine

For example, the text about Alfred Binet came with a drawing of a race car driver.

From Science News For Students

Our animators are very excited to be drawing the innards of a human being.

From The Daily Beast

Like drawing tattoos, sewing earmuffs, or fashioning model airplanes from old chip bags?

From The Daily Beast

By drawing boundaries against wrongful conduct, law provides a protective zone of freedom within those boundaries.

From The Daily Beast

Now, the recent actions of ISIS and Boko Haram are drawing attention to the role of human trafficking.

From The Daily Beast

A drawing of three skulls along with a message in English appeared on computer screens at the targeted firms.

From The Daily Beast

In the drawing-room things went on much as they always do in country drawing-rooms in the hot weather.

From Project Gutenberg

She began the study of drawing at the age of thirty, and her first attempt in oils was made seven years later.

From Project Gutenberg

She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

From Project Gutenberg

This habit and the fact that she cares more for color than for drawing are the usual criticisms of her pictures.

From Project Gutenberg

When they rose from table and went back into her little drawing-room, she left her daughter alone for awhile with Bernard.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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