What does drawing mean?
Drawing means present participle and gerund of draw.
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/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of draw.
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
While you see some of our exploration on camera, I also spent many happy hours between shoots with Chris Nix, digging out dozens of wonderful plans, maps and drawings of projects that I never knew existed, and some that never did exist.
Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.
[…] the tea-kettle was presently steaming like an engine, and an extra large "drawing of tea" was steeping on the hearth.
Use drawing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Drawing means present participle and gerund of draw.
Common synonyms include draft, draught, drafting, lottery.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
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