penning

SayPEN-ing/ˈpɛnɪŋ/

Noun pluralpennings (some meanings), penningar (some meanings)

3 meanings of penning

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of pen. Use this form when someone is writing something down.
She is penning a thank-you note to her teacher.
Penning short stories is how he spends his weekends.
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2
noununcountable
The work of writing books, poems, or other literary pieces.
Her penning has a grace rarely seen in letters today.
The scholar admired the elegant penning of the old manuscript.
Similarwriting, composition, authorship
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3
nouncountable
An old kind of money once used in Sweden.
Like a penny in old Sweden: a coin worth very little.
A single penning would barely buy a loaf in those days.
The old ledger recorded every penning the estate collected.

penning is a form of pen

pen, verb: To write something such as a book, letter, or article. Full entry

Forms: penpens he/she/itpenning -ing formpenned past tense, past participle
Spelling: pen → penning: double the n, add -ing

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