drawing

== English == === Pronunciation === (traditional Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ (Standard Southern British, intrusive R) IPA(key): /ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/, (without the cot–caught merger) /dɹɔ.ɪŋ/ (India) IPA(key): /ɖrɔː.jɪŋɡ/, /ɖrɑː.jɪŋɡ/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈdɹoː.wɪŋ/ (non-native speakers' English) IPA(key): /ˈdɹoʊ.ɪŋ/, /ˈdro.winɡ/ (or similar, with a w sound) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== drawing present participle and gerund of draw === Etymology 2 === From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== drawing (countable and uncountable, plural drawings) A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. (uncountable) The act of producing such a picture. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form. The process of drawing or pulling something. Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water. An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat. A small portion of tea for steeping. ===== Alternative forms ===== dwg (abbreviation) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== draft drawer drawnwork ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== sketch drafter draftsman drawing room (shortened from withdrawing) === Anagrams === Wingard, warding