- present participle of jot.
jotting
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About 8,000 miles from the Middle East, where U.S. forces massed over the past month to prepare for war, Heather Griffith has been jotting a string of rising numbers into a notebook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Try jotting down three fractions separated by multiplication signs: earnings/sales x sales/assets x assets/equity.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Daydreaming his way through the galleries, jotting jokes in his notepad, is when he first gained an appreciation for the arts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
Williams recommends jotting down the fears about money that are holding you back.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024
I started visiting bookstores in Johannesburg with a notebook in hand and would read scores of tennis and exercise books, jotting down pointers.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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