writing

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1242

Meanings

1

noun
The activity of putting words on paper or screen.

I came up with the ideas, and my partner did the writing.
2

noun
Words or symbols written on a surface.

I turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show.
3

noun
The particular way a person forms letters by hand.

I'm sorry, but I can't read your writing.
4

noun
The collected works of an author.

This idea appears again and again in Hemingway's writings.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the activity of putting... authorship

2 noun · words or symbols written on... text

3 noun · the particular way a person... hand handwriting

4 noun · the collected works of an... work

Word family

Forms writings

Derived forms bookwritingbrainwritingcyberwritinge-writingfanwritingfood-writingfoodwritingfootwritingfreewritinggagwritinghandwritinghymnwriting

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Phrases (1)

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writing assignment
a task requiring someone to produce a piece of writing

Noun + noun

Idioms (1)

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the writing on the wall
clear and unmistakable signs that failure or disaster is coming

Etymology

From Middle English writinge, wrytynge, writende, writand, from Old English wrītende, present participle of Old English wrītan (“to scratch, carve, write”), equivalent to write + -ing.

writinge Middle English wrītende Old English wrītan Old English

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Actions & Processes

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# writing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 1242

## Meanings
1. The activity of putting words on paper or screen.
2. Words or symbols written on a surface.
3. The particular way a person forms letters by hand.
4. The collected works of an author.

## Examples
- I came up with the ideas, and my partner did the writing.
- I turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show.
- I'm sorry, but I can't read your writing.
- This idea appears again and again in Hemingway's writings.

## Derived Forms
- bookwriting
- brainwriting
- cyberwriting
- e-writing
- fanwriting
- food-writing
- foodwriting
- footwriting
- freewriting
- gagwriting
- handwriting
- hymnwriting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: writinge
- Root: wrītende
- Root: wrītan

## Etymology
From Middle English writinge, wrytynge, writende, writand, from Old English wrītende, present participle of Old English wrītan (“to scratch, carve, write”), equivalent to write + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Writing is from Middle English writinge, wrytynge, writende, writand, from Old English wrītende, present participle of Old English wrītan (“to scratch, carve, write”), equivalent to write + -ing. Important historical forms include Middle English writinge, Old English wrītende, and Old English wrītan. In present-day use, it can mean the activity of putting words on paper or screen, or words or symbols written on a surface. Derived formations include bookwriting, brainwriting, cyberwriting, e-writing, fanwriting.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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