Definition of writing

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  • writing is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • writing is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • writing is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of writing

  • the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the writing in her novels is excellent
    2. that editorial was a fine piece of writing

    Synonyms

    1. piece of writing
    2. written material
  • the act of creating written works (noun)

    Examples

    1. writing was a form of therapy for him

    Synonyms

    1. authorship
    2. composition
    3. penning
  • the activity of putting something in written form (noun)

    Examples

    1. she did the thinking while he did the writing

    Synonyms

    1. committal to writing
  • letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language (noun)

    Examples

    1. he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show
    2. the doctor's writing was illegible
  • (usually plural) the collected work of an author (noun)

    Examples

    1. the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings

See definition of writing in Merriam Webster