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penciling

/ˈpɛn.səl.ɪŋ/

pencilingnoun

pencilings

/ˈpɛnslɪŋ/

Translations

карандашный рисунок

The artist's penciling was detailed and expressive.

Карандашный рисунок художника был детализированным и выразительным.

Definitions

The act or process of drawing or writing with a pencil.

Her penciling of the landscape was both detailed and expressive.

A sketch or drawing made with a pencil.

The artist's penciling of the portrait captured the subject's likeness perfectly.

Synonyms

pencilnoun

Definitions

A writing instrument consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or a mechanical holder.

She used a pencil to sketch the outline of her drawing.

A cosmetic implement in the form of a slim stick used for applying colour to the eyebrows, eyelids, lips, etc.

She filled in her eyebrows with a brow pencil.

A set of lines or rays that converge at a point.

The architect drew a pencil of lines to illustrate the perspective of the building.

pencilverb

penciling

Gerund

penciled

Past Simple

penciled

Past Participle

penciling

Gerund

/ˈpɛn.səl/

Translations

записать карандашом

I will pencil in the meeting for next Tuesday.

Я запишу карандашом встречу на следующий вторник.

Additional translations

черновикировать

намечать

Definitions

To write, draw, or mark with a pencil.

She penciled a quick sketch of the landscape in her notebook.

To schedule or plan something tentatively.

Let's pencil in a meeting for next Tuesday, and we can confirm it later.

Synonyms

note

provisionally schedule

jot down

slot in

tentatively schedule

write down

pencil in

schedule

penciladjective

Definitions

Narrow and straight in shape; slender (used mainly before a noun).

She opted for a pencil skirt for the interview.

Made or executed with a pencil; relating to drawings or writing done in pencil.

The gallery is hosting an exhibition of pencil drawings.