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drawing

The correct spelling is drawing.

How to pronounce drawing

/ˈdɹɔ.(w)ɪŋ(ɡ)/
verb

IPA: /ˈdɹɔ.(w)ɪŋ(ɡ)/

Say it like: Dra-win-g

The correct spelling is drawing. To move or develop something. For example: "She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem."

Usage Examples

She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem.

We drew last time we played.  I drew him last time I played him.  I drew my last game against him.

Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To move or develop something.
  2. 2.To exert or experience force.
  3. 3.(fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
  4. 4.To change in size or shape.
  5. 5.To attract or be attracted.

noun

  1. 1.A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
  2. 2.(uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
  3. 3.Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
  4. 4.The process of drawing or pulling something.
  5. 5.An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.

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