jotting

1 of 2

noun

jot·​ting ˈjä-tiŋ 

: a brief note : memorandum

jotting

2 of 2

present participle of jot entry 2

Synonyms of jotting

Noun

• note

Examples of jotting in a Sentence

Noun

the judges reviewed their jottings one last time before selecting the pinot noir as the best wine of the tasting overall

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Beyond those more sizable works in the codex, there are a number of smaller writings and jottings. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Phrased as if for a story that would never be written, this jotting, complete in itself, conjures an eerie world in which violence toward one person reverberates through other people in other places, leaving human bodies mysteriously linked. — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

The task for the printmakers, led by Erik Hougen, Jeremy Ruiz, and Tom Smith, was to reproduce the jottings, corrections, and accidental smears on Safdie’s notecard as faithfully as possible, and also to scale it up in size. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Lee wrote and directed the installment after spending 10 and a half hours in a Los Angeles hospital, jotting observations into his phone. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jotting

• blotting
• clotting
• dotting
• knotting
• plotting
• potting
• rotting
• slotting
• spotting
• squatting
• swatting
• trotting