penning
/ˈpɛnɪŋ/
noun
- The act of writing or composing something.
- The penning of the treaty was a historic moment.
- His penning of the speech was praised by the committee.
- The penning of the novel took over two years.
- The act of confining animals in a pen.
- The penning of the horses happens every evening.
- Proper penning keeps the livestock safe from predators.
- The penning of the chickens requires a secure coop.
verb
- Writing or composing something with a pen or in a literary style.
- He was penning his memoirs when the phone rang.
- The poet spent the morning penning verses for the contest.
- She is penning a letter to her grandmother.
- Confining or enclosing an animal in a small area or pen.
- They are penning the cattle before the storm arrives.
- The farmer is penning the sheep for the night.
- The zookeeper is penning the new baby goat with its mother.
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