typewriting

[US]/'taɪp,raɪtɪŋ/
[UK]/'taɪp'raɪtɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. typing skill or practice of typing; typed manuscript.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

She finished typewriting the letter at speed.

Shorthand and typewriting have been described as the twin arts.

Ancient evil comes to the city and is sent scatting (not without some struggle, it is true) by thoroughly modern vampire-hunters who use blood transfusions and stenography and typewriting machines.

Real-world Examples

I gave a little myself. She used the money to start a typewriting business.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

But too much typesX in math classes or in typewriting is unacceptable.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

Maybe that's why some young chaps often spend a whole afternoon in a coffee bar, surfing the net or just typewriting something with laptop.

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

Furthermore, Frincke here publicly offered " personal instruction and training in practical mathematics, bookkeeping, and all branches of the business life, including stenography, typewriting, etc" .

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 1)

Last midsummer I received a circular from a typewriting person, soliciting my custom; some one who had somehow got hold of my name, and fancied me to be still in purgatory.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

" Well, two days ago, the gentleman asked permission to use my typewriting machine; and he typed out — with difficulty, for he evidently had no practice — a letter of which I saw the address by accident" .

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part 1)

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