1. to write continuously without stopping to edit, plan, or judge the quality of what you are writing
Usage: common in creative writing and composition instruction

1. a piece of writing produced by freewrit­ing; unedited or unplanned written material
Usage: often used in educational contexts

Examples

• The teacher asked students to freewrite for ten minutes without worrying about grammar.
• I like to freewrite in my journal every morning to clear my mind.
• Her freewrite revealed raw emotions that she later developed into a short story.
• Freewrit­ing helps writers overcome perfectionism and get ideas on the page quickly.
• The assignment was to freewrite about a childhood memory, then organize it into an essay.
• Many authors use freewriting as a warm-up before starting their main work.