pencilling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of drawing with a pencil.

  - "He enjoys pencilling intricate designs."
  - "She spends hours pencilling in the details of her sketch."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pencilling
pencils , encapsules , encircles

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Variants

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pencil , penciled , penciling , pencilled , pencilling , pencils , pencilings , pencillings , blue penciller , blue-pencil , blue-penciled , blue-penciling , blue-pencilled , blue-pencilling , blue-pencils , red-pencil , red-penciled , red-penciling , red-pencilled , red-pencilling , red-pencils , pencil in , penciled in , penciling in , pencilled in , pencilling in , pencils in

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Etymology

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From the Old French 'encres' meaning ink and the Latin 'graphia' meaning writing, pencilling originally referred to the act of writing with a lead pencil. Over time, the term came to be used specifically for drawing with a pencil.

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Trivia

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1. The Guinness World Record for the longest pencil is 32.7 meters (107 feet 3 inches) long.

2. The term 'pencilling' is also used in the comic book industry to refer to the initial step in creating a comic, where the artist draws the basic illustrations.

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Related Concepts

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1. drawing: A general term for creating visual art using various tools and mediums, including pencils.

2. sketching: The act of making rough preliminary drawings or designs, often using a pencil.

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Culture

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Pencilling has been an essential tool in the arts for centuries, with famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Vincent van Gogh using pencils to create their masterpieces. In literature, the term 'pencilling in' is used to describe making tentative or uncertain plans or agreements.

How to Memorize "pencilling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of holding a pencil in your hand and making marks on a piece of paper.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pencilling' with the feeling of creating art or the sound of a pencil moving across paper.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'pencilling' starts with the letter 'p' and is related to drawing with a pencil.

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