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[ pen-ing ] / ˈpɛn ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR penning ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of penningFirst recorded in 1620–30; pen2 + -ing1 Words nearby penningpennillion, Pennine Alps, Pennine Chain, Pennines, Pennine Way, penning, penning gate, penninite, pennon, pennoncel, Pennsauken Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for penningWe made it practical to give Dunham a $3.7 million book advance for penning her memoir—at 28. Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST After penning her own memoir, Canyon decided to own it, “so I self published,” she said. 10 Fascinating Porn Star Memoirs: Aurora Snow on Porn Tell-Alls|Aurora Snow|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Elena shared wider, by penning hopeful, contemplative letters to John Paul every few weeks, which she posted on a blog. Dealing with Awful Loss|Justin Green|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST NewSong member Eddie Carswell talks about penning the saddest holiday song of all time. ‘Christmas Shoes,’ The Holiday Song You Either Love or Love to Hate|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yet Rush has championed civil rights for much of his career, last year penning a column honoring the late Martin Luther King Jr. The Story Behind Bobby Rush, the Hoodie-Wearing, Trayvon-Supporting Congressman|Nicholas McCarvel|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST Posterior to the closing of the real action of the history, the penning of it will naturally be to be placed. Not Paul, But Jesus|Jeremy Bentham It is now ten A.M. I have been up since seven, penning these memoranda for the benefit of my family and of mankind. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe He earns twenty sous a day at an attorney's by penning quibbles. Les Misrables|Victor Hugo In 1152 the so-called "Peter's Penning" was established, an annual tax of one penning from every individual to the pope. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron Watson The cutting of a penning from within a word; as, He ha-s for he haves, Gospel for Godspel. An Outline of English Speech-craft|William Barnes
Words related to penningcompose, jot down, box, case, coop, corral, mew, hedge, confine, cage, engross, indict, draft, autograph, close in, fence in, hem in, shut in, draw up |