drawingnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈdrɔː.ɪŋ/us/ˈdrɑː.ɪŋ/A2 the act of making a picture with a pencil or pen, or a picture made in this way:
Rosie loves drawing.
She gave me a beautiful drawing of a horse.
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- If it is a genuine Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions.
- The teacher gave Atticus a gold star for his drawing.
- We were taught painting and drawing at art college.
- The rock drawings depict a variety of stylized human, bird and mythological figures and patterns.
- She ornamented her letters with little drawings in the margin.
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Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- colour
- colour sth in
- draft
- engraving
- etching
- foreshorten
- freehand
- ink
- rough
- rule
- shade sth in
- stencil
- stipple
- tempera
- touch sth in
- wash
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