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Meanings of penning in English

Portuguese
autoria
Catalan
composició
Spanish
composición

The act of creating written works.

autoria
Russian
пеннинг

Old Scandinavian coin type.

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пеннинг
Usage of penning in English
1
Seeing as how we're not penning a note to the local constabulary.
Too wicked to kiss
2
That and penning a few apology notes to the some paint-splattered press.
News.com.au
3
He was also a politically-attuned artist, capable of penning sharp, socially-conscious, satire.
The Irish Times
4
What more natural than such a consequence after penning such a letter?
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
5
Just think of him penning a sonnet with a fist like that!
The Blithedale Romance
6
Black writers in the US have been penning brilliant material since slavery.
Ebony
7
Were he alive today, Yeats would surely be penning an update, July 2006.
The Irish Times
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But mostly I remember the people: The army sergeant penning his first novel.
Bones of the Lost
9
She is part of a group penning a letter to the United Nations.
Radio NZ
10
In the family tradition, he is also penning a memoir for his children.
Reuters
11
He had no difficulty now in penning a note to Mrs.
After the Storm
12
The crew from Stuttgart knows a thing or two about penning sexy rooflines.
Wired
13
It was mere amanuensis work, penning at the dictation of his sarcastic demon.
In the Year of Jubilee
14
Mr Moore has also turned to penning verse to extol his pro-life views.
News.com.au
15
He had been training with Maritzburg before eventually penning a deal.
The South African
16
Steel bands seemed to close around him, penning him in, holding him fast.
Dangerous Women
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Translations for penning
Portuguese
autoria
Penning through the time
Penning across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common