American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: ['ɹaɪtɪŋz]
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Noun
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the act of creating written works
“writing was a form of therapy for him”
“it was a matter of disputed authorship”
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the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
“the writing in her novels is excellent”
“that editorial was a fine piece of writing”
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(usually plural) the collected work of an author
“the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings”
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letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
“he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show”
“the doctor's writing was illegible”
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the activity of putting something in written form
“she did the thinking while he did the writing”
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the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
Verb
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produce a literary work
“She composed a poem”
“He wrote four novels”
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communicate or express by writing
“Please write to me every week”
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have (one's written work) issued for publication
“How many books did Georges Simenon write?”
“She published 25 books during her long career”
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communicate (with) in writing
“Write her soon, please!”
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write music
“Beethoven composed nine symphonies”
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communicate by letter
“He wrote that he would be coming soon”
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mark or trace on a surface
“The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper”
“Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet”
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record data on a computer
“boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk”
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write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
“He spelled the word wrong in this letter”
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create code, write a computer program
“She writes code faster than anybody else”
Usage examples
- Through his speeches and writings and without allies Zell defended Church rights.
- Detrosier's activities and writings would be influential amongst Manchester Radicals and the later Chartists.
- With an abstract of his writings.
- Nearly all of the numerous writings attributed to him were transcribed after his death.
- Many intellectuals and scholars were persecuted for their writings.
- The main theme of most of his writings is romance.
- Her writings often employ irony and satirical humor to make a very serious point.
- Karamanli authors were especially productive in philosophy, religious writings, novels, and historical texts.
- Chinmoy translated his writings from Bengali into English.
- Most of his writings were burned, though some did survive.