Penning

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Penning}.]
     To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to
     compose; as, to pen a sonnet. "A prayer elaborately penned."
     --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to
     unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig.
     meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.]
     To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small
     inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to
     inclose. "Away with her, and pen her up." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pen
       n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
       2: an enclosure for confining livestock
       3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
          [syn: {playpen}]
       4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major
          crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
       5: female swan
       v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
           four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}]
       [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  penning
       n : the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of
           therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed
           authorship" [syn: {writing}, {authorship}, {composition}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  penning
       See {pen}