pencilling
- present participle of pencil.
Example Sentences
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While expectations of a swift eurozone rate hike have been tempered somewhat, some are now pencilling one in for the ECB's June meeting.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Many experts are pencilling in sharper declines ahead, depending on how long the conflict lasts.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
And while full-year earnings growth estimates for S&P500 companies have sunk to zero, consensus forecasts are now pencilling in a rebound of almost 12% next year.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
For next year, I am pencilling in “vaccine” and “post-pandemic”.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2020
There," she observed, after a half hour of active pencilling, "please lay your cigar aside and look pleasant.
From Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast by Munn, Charles Clark
