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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

Stupnikov approached a group of waiting soldiers and snapped a photo, keeping his cellphone close to his chest to avoid drawing attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Those appeals did not appear to slow what Reddit discussion boards described as an "online hunt" for the seven accused, drawing many users down internet rabbit holes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Riyadh usually hosts a packed calendar of events this time of year, including its flagship investment conference drawing foreign leaders and business titans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Much of that is the customer going back to the drawing board.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Pa whittled on a stick and I was staring hard at a drawing in a book.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Our staffer @vanessafranko does pen and ink drawings to compensate when artists don’t let us take their photo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

The chronological installation begins with Evans’s first two pen-and-ink drawings from about 1935: abstract radiating eyes, spirals, zigzags and squiggles—feverish doodles resembling ancient pictographic narratives set down in a trance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Then I tweak the drawings and we upload again.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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