1. past tense and past participle of pencil; wrote, drew, or marked with a pencil
2. scheduled tentatively or provisionally
Usage: often used with ‘in’

1. drawn, written, or marked with a pencil
2. having thin lines or markings resembling pencil strokes

Examples

• She pencilled her name at the top of the page.
• The artist pencilled a rough sketch before painting.
• The meeting was pencilled in for next Tuesday.
• He pencilled some notes in the margin of his book.
• The pencilled drawing was barely visible.
• Her pencilled eyebrows looked very natural.
• The architect pencilled the initial design on paper.