penning
Meaning of penning
- write or compose.
Olivia penned award-winning poetry
Middle English (originally denoting a feather with a sharpened quill): from Old French penne, from Latin penna ‘feather’ (in late Latin ‘pen’).
verb, gerund or present participle- put or keep (an animal) in a pen.
it was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping
these cattle need to be penned in at night
Old English penn, of unknown origin.
Information about penning
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of penning
pen-ning
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- penning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
penning synonyms
Meaning writing:
writing, authorship, composition
Meaning keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time):
Meaning surround or close off on all sides:
Meaning seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law:
Meaning take part in a hurdle race:
Meaning enclose or confine (someone) against their will:
Meaning confine in a cage:
Meaning put or keep in prison or a place like a prison:
Meaning confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons:
Meaning imprison or confine:
Meaning form a circle around; surround:
Meaning be all round (someone or something):
Meaning surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment:
Meaning surround and have or hold within:
Meaning catch (an animal) in a trap:
Meaning (of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration:
Meaning gather together and confine (a group of people or things):
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