Dictionary definition · writing
noun
- the act of creating written works"writing was a form of therapy for him"
- the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)"the writing in her novels is excellent"
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author"the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
- letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language"he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"
- the activity of putting something in written form"she did the thinking while he did the writing"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).