drawing

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noun

draw·​ing ˈdrȯ(-)iŋ 

1

: an act or instance of drawing

especially : the process of deciding something by drawing lots

2

: the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines

3

: something drawn or subject to drawing: such as

a

: an amount drawn from a fund

b

: a representation formed by drawing : sketch

drawing

2 of 2

present participle of draw entry 1

Synonyms of drawing

Noun

• sketch
• portrait
• illustration
• depiction

Examples of drawing in a Sentence

Noun

She made a drawing of my house.

with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Julius could not always bear the weight of her dreaming and her drawing. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

The winning numbers for Friday’s Mega Millions lottery drawing are 6, 26, 34, 59 and 61. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Every inch of wall space is covered with vintage mirrors, statues and busts, alongside countless drawings, cartoons and paintings. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Brady Corbet’s 2024 film The Brutalist was demonized for using AI to enhance the accents of Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and for using the tech to create architectural drawings and buildings in the style of Brody’s character, László Tóth. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing drawing

• drawing account
• drawing board
• drawing card
• drawing pin
• drawing power
• drawing room
• drawing table
• go back to the drawing board
• line drawing
• mechanical drawing
• off the drawing board
• on the drawing board
• special drawing rights
• wash drawing

Rhymes for drawing

• cawing
• clawing
• gnawing
• pawing
• sawing
• thawing
• yawing
• outlawing
• redrawing
• withdrawing

Kids Definition

drawing

noun

draw·​ing ˈdrȯ-iŋ 

1

: an act or instance of drawing lots

2

: the act or art of making a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines

3

: a picture made by drawing