writing in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
writing in Malayalam മലയാളം
writing in Sindhi سنڌي
writing in English
- writing⇄adj. 1. used to write with or on.
Ex. a writing tool, writing material.
2. of or for writing.
Ex. a writing course.
3. that writes.
Ex. a writing clerk. - writing⇄expr. see (or read) the writing on the wall, to perceive that something is coming to its end; see the handwriting on the wall.
Ex. He has seen the writing on the wall ... and is beating the inevitable by rapid expansion (London Times). - writing⇄expr. the Writings, the Hagiographa; Kethubim.
- writing⇄expr. writing on the wall, a portent of change or of doom; handwriting on the wall.
Ex. [When] Todd was overthrown as Rhodesia's Prime Minister ... it was the writing on the wall (Canadian Saturday Night). - writing⇄noun 1. the act of making letters, words, or symbols with pen, pencil, chalk, or the like.
Ex. For the period since the invention of writing (around 400 B.C.) there are records on clay, stone, metal, and paper giving precise dates for many events a - writing⇄writing, noun, adjective.