Definition of Writing
Noun: writing rI-ting
- The act of creating written works
"writing was a form of therapy for him";
- authorship, composition, penning
- The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing";
- written material, piece of writing
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author
"the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
- Letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
"he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
- The activity of putting something in written form
"she did the thinking while he did the writing";
- committal to writing
- Produce a literary work
"He wrote four novels";
- compose, pen, indite [archaic]
- Communicate or express by writing
"Please write to me every week"
- Have (one's written work) issued for publication
"How many books did Georges Simenon write?";
- publish
- Communicate (with) in writing
"Write to her soon, please!";
- drop a line
- Communicate by letter
"He wrote that he would be coming soon"
- (music) write music
"Beethoven wrote nine symphonies";
- compose
- Mark or trace on a surface
"The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
- (computing) record data on a computer
- save
- Specify or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- spell
- Create code, write a computer program
"She writes code faster than anybody else";
- code
Usage: archaic
- Past participle of write; written
Anagrams containing the word writing