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
Examples of drawing in a Sentence
She made a drawing of my house.
with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree
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Paintings are tagged at $10,000 to $20,000, drawings at $2,000, and by midday Thursday the gallery had sold a painting and some drawings, and was satisfied.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Thumbing through a compendium of old drawings, my first real clue to the canal’s origins was marked on a rare map from 1711.
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There will be vendors, kids’ activities, seed starter kits, a family-friendly scavenger hunt, face painting, opportunity drawings, live entertainment and more.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s live music in the parking lot, a silent auction, a drawing and everything in the store is half-priced that day, Tiller said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Thumbing through a compendium of old drawings, my first real clue to the canal’s origins was marked on a rare map from 1711.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
There will be vendors, kids’ activities, seed starter kits, a family-friendly scavenger hunt, face painting, opportunity drawings, live entertainment and more.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s live music in the parking lot, a silent auction, a drawing and everything in the store is half-priced that day, Tiller said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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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
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