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Definition of pencil verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pencil

verb

NAmE//ˈpɛnsl//

pencil somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pencil

he / she / it pencils

past simple penciled (Canadian English usually)pencilled

-ing form penciling (Canadian English usually)pencilling

to write, draw, or mark something with a pencil a penciled portrait A previous owner had penciled “First Edition” inside the book's cover.

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