# drawing

Pronunciation: US say "DRAH-ing" /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/; UK say "DRAW-ing" /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/; AUS say "DRAW-ring" /ˈdɹɔː.ɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A picture, likeness, or diagram, usually made with pencil or pen on paper.
   - Simple: A picture or diagram made with lines, usually using a pencil or pen on paper.
   - _He kept a faded drawing of the old farmhouse above his desk._
   - _The architect's drawings showed every room in fine detail._
3. The art or act of making pictures or diagrams with lines, usually with a pencil or pen.
   - Simple: The activity or skill of making pictures or diagrams with lines, usually using a pencil or pen.
   - _The first-year course covers drawing, sculpture, and printmaking._
   - _Her command of drawing impressed the gallery owner immediately._
4. An event in which a winner is chosen at random, typically by drawing a name or number from a container such as a hat.
   - Simple: An event where a winner is picked by chance, often by pulling a name or number out of a hat.
   - _Her ticket was picked in last night's prize drawing._
   - _Officials held the drawing live on television at nine o'clock._
5. The process of pulling or stretching something out, such as pulling wire through a die.
   - Simple: The act of pulling something out or stretching it.
   - _The drawing of the sword from its sheath made a sharp ring._
   - _Steel rods are thinned by the repeated drawing of metal through a die._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of draw. — present participle and gerund of draw
   - Simple: Present participle of draw. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _She spent the whole evening drawing portraits of the guests._
   - _Drawing water from the well, he slowly filled the bucket._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A small portion of tea leaves measured out for steeping.

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, an alteration of earlier drawende, from Old English dragende, the present participle of dragan ("to drag, draw"), from Proto-Germanic *draganą; it is equivalent to "draw" plus "-ing."
**Meanings 1, 3–5** — From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to "draw" plus "-ing."

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