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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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              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
              8
              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