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writing¹
- /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
Sounds like riding (some varieties with flapping) · Rhymes with -aɪtɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.
noun writings
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Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
Because writing of any kind is no more and no less than a graphic representation of speech[…], to study its nature and history we must often have recourse to the speech, that is, to the language, that the writing writes.
Similar: text
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Something written, such as a document, article or book.
Similar: document, manuscript, text
- The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
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A work of an author.
Congrats, you did an interesting piece of writing.
Similar: work
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The style of writing of a person.
I can't read your writing.
Similar: hand, handwriting
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Intended for or used in writing.
a writing table
Similar: alphabet, character, ideogram, logogram, pictogram, script, syllabary, writing system
writing²
- /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
Sounds like riding (some varieties with flapping) · Rhymes with -aɪtɪŋ
Where it comes from
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.
verb
- present participle and gerund of write What are you doing? ― Um, I’m writing. ― You are writing! You are writing a lot!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: penning, authorship, composition, symbolic representation, written material, text, letter, lettering, handwriting, calligraphy, inscription, print, printed, documentary, script, writer
Translations
Every language
noun written letters or symbols
| Español | escritura, escriptura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쓰기 sseugi, 문자 munja |
| 日本語 | 筆記 hikki, 文字 |
| 中文 | 文字 wénzì |
| हिन्दी | लेखन lekhan, लिखाई likhāī |
| Kiswahili | andiko |
| Português | escrita |
| Français | écriture |
| Deutsch | Schrift |
| Italiano | scrittura |
| Ελληνικά | γραφή grafí |
| Română | scriere |
| Русский | пи́сьменность písʹmennostʹ, письмо́ pisʹmó |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ viết |
| العربية | كِتَابَة kitāba |
| עברית | כְּתִיבָה ktivá |
noun something written
| Español | escrito, escritura, escripto, escriptura |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | लिखित likhit, लेख lekh |
| Kiswahili | maandiko |
| Português | escrita |
| Français | écrit |
| Deutsch | Schrift, Schriftstück |
| Ελληνικά | γραπτό graptó, έγγραφο éngrafo |
| Română | scriere, scriitură |
| Русский | писа́ние pisánije, за́пись zápisʹ, на́дпись nádpisʹ |
| العربية | كِتَابَة kitāba |
| עברית | כְּתוּבִים ktuvím |
noun process of representing a language
| Español | escritura, escriptura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쓰기 sseugi, 적기 jeokgi, 집필 jip'pil |
| 日本語 | 書くこと kaku koto, ライティング raitingu, 執筆 shippitsu |
| 中文 | 寫作 /写作 xiězuò |
| हिन्दी | लेख lekh |
| Kiswahili | maandiko, uandikaji |
| Português | escrita |
| Français | écriture |
| Deutsch | Schreiben, Schrift |
| Ελληνικά | γραφή grafí |
| Română | scris |
| Русский | писа́ние pisánije, письмо́ pisʹmó |
| العربية | كِتَابَة kitāba |
| עברית | כְּתִיבָה ktivá |
noun work of an author
| Español | escrito, escritura, escripto, escriptura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저작 jeojak |
| 日本語 | 著作 chosaku |
| 中文 | 寫作 /写作 xiězuò, 著作 zhùzuò |
| हिन्दी | रचना racnā, लेख lekh |
| Kiswahili | maandiko |
| Português | obra |
| Français | œuvre |
| Deutsch | Schrift, Arbeit, Werk |
| Ελληνικά | έργο érgo |
| Русский | произведе́ние proizvedénije |
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title = {writing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/writing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
