penning

Definition of Penning in English :

the act of creating written works

Example Sentences:
'writing was a form of therapy for him'
'it was a matter of disputed authorship'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penning

present participle of verb

pen1 (sense 6), pen2 (sense 4)

n.

1. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:

a. A ballpoint pen.

b. A fountain pen.

c. A pen point.

d. A penholder and its pen point.

e. A quill.

2.

a. An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression: "Tyranny has no enemy so formidable as the pen" (William Cobbett).

b. A writer or an author: a hired pen.

c. A style of writing: wrote plays with a witty pen.

3. A pen-shaped device containing something other than ink: an insulin pen; a vaporizer pen.

4. Any of various other pen-shaped devices, such as a laser pointer.

5. The chitinous internal shell of a squid.

6. A pen shell.

7. pens Archaic The primary feathers or wings of a bird.

tr.v. penned, pen·ning, pens

To write or compose: penned a letter.

n.

1.

a. A fenced enclosure for animals.

b. The animals kept in such an enclosure.

c. Any of various enclosures, such as a bullpen or playpen, used for a variety of purposes.

2. A roofed dock for submarines.

tr.v. penned or pent (pĕnt), pen·ning, pens

To confine in or as if in a pen. See Synonyms at enclose.