scribing

verb

present participle of scribe
as in filing
to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood

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Recent Examples of scribing Neither of them knew how much work lay ahead, and Don was a perfectionist, scribing each new board to fit as snugly as a puzzle piece against the irregular stone walls. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the game has increasingly moved from scribing per se to revenue-cycle management, where health systems can see the financial payoff. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribing
  1. filing
  2. scratching
  3. grooving
Verb
  • Getty Images, a massive image licensing company with hundreds of millions of assets in its library, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Douglas District Attorney's Office is not filing any charges in connection with the death of a 12-year-old Mason Creek Middle School student after a fight after school earlier this year.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of filing
Verb
  • Well, then the sound of television writer Joe Wiseman clearing his throat over and over again might as well be Gilbert Gottfried’s laugh scratching against a chalkboard.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That tale of two vaccines has experts scratching their heads.
    — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of scratching
Verb
  • Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of grooving

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“Scribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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