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rough-drawing

rough-drawing is the present participle and gerund of rough-draw.

Meaning of rough-draw

Verb

rough-draw (third-person singular simple present rough-draws, present participle rough-drawing, simple past rough-drew, past participle rough-drawn)

  1. To sketch roughly; to make a quick, unpolished version.
    • His victories we scarce could keep in view, Or polish them so fast as he rough-drew.1670, John Dryden, Almanzor and Almahide, or the Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, a Tragedy

Questions about rough-drawing

What is rough-drawing the present participle and gerund of?
Rough-drawing is the present participle and gerund of rough-draw.

Words near rough-drawing in the dictionary

  1. rough-backed litter snake
  2. rough-backed litter snakes
  3. rough-book
  4. rough-books
  5. rough-draw
  6. rough-drawing
  7. rough-drawn
  8. rough-draws
  9. rough-dressed
  10. rough-drew
  11. rough-dry

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