1. written works, especially literary works or documents
Usage: plural form of writing
2. the activity or skill of marking words on paper or other surfaces
Usage: can refer to handwriting or the act of composing text

Examples

• The professor assigned several writings by Shakespeare for the literature course.
• Her early writings showed great promise as a novelist.
• The ancient writings were discovered in a cave near the Dead Sea.
• His writings on philosophy influenced many scholars.
• The museum displayed historical writings from the colonial period.
• She collected her writings into a single volume.
• The writings on the wall were barely legible.