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- [skech]
- /skɛtʃ/
- /sketʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skech]
- /skɛtʃ/
Definitions of sketching word
- noun sketching a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details. 1
- noun sketching a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book. 1
- noun sketching a brief or hasty outline of facts, occurrences, etc.: a sketch of his life. 1
- noun sketching a short, usually descriptive, essay, history, or story. 1
- noun sketching a short play or slight dramatic performance, as one forming part of a vaudeville program. 1
- verb with object sketching to make a sketch of. 1
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Origin of sketching
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Dutch schets (noun) ≪ Italian schizzo < Latin schedium extemporaneous poem, noun use of neuter of schedius extempore < Greek schédios
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Parts of speech for Sketching
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sketching popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sketching usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sketching
noun sketching
- art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- diagramming — a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- girdling — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- mapping — function
- outlining — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
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