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drawing

n. C / U
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈdɹɔɪŋ// UK //dɹˈɔːɹɪŋ// draw·ing General-service

n. a picture you make using a pen or pencil, rather than paint. You usually create it on paper by making lines.

n. a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint. Often used to refer to the art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines.


SIMPLE

She made a beautiful drawing of her cat.

CONTEXTUAL

The architect showed us a detailed drawing of the new house before construction began.

COMPLEX

While the artist was famous for his oil paintings, his private journals were filled with delicate charcoal drawings that captured the fleeting expressions of people he met on the street.

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Etymology 1

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw + -ing.

Usage

Countable when referring to a specific picture; uncountable when referring to the skill or activity in general.

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