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sketching

/ˈskɛt͡ʃɪŋ/

sketching is the present participle and gerund of sketch.

Meaning of sketch

Verb

sketch (third-person singular simple present sketches, present participle sketching, simple past and past participle sketched)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.
    • I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.
  2. (transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.
    • He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.

See all 13 meanings of sketch

Noun

sketching (plural sketchings)

  1. Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
    • a collection of Chinese sketchings

Forms of sketching

pluralsketchings

Phrases with sketching

Words that rhyme with sketching

Questions about sketching

What does sketching mean?
Sketching means something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
What is sketching the present participle and gerund of?
Sketching is the present participle and gerund of sketch.
What part of speech is sketching?
Sketching is a noun.
How do you pronounce sketching?
Sketching is pronounced /ˈskɛt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What is the plural of sketching?
The plural of sketching is sketchings.

Words near sketching in the dictionary

  1. sketcheth
  2. sketchier
  3. sketchiest
  4. sketchily
  5. sketchiness
  6. sketching
  7. sketching out
  8. sketchings
  9. sketchist
  10. sketchists
  11. sketchlike

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