1. The act of creating written works
   "penning was a form of therapy for him";
   - writing, authorship, composition

1. Produce a literary work
   "He penned four novels";
   - write, compose, indite [archaic]
    
2. Enclose or keep in a pen
   "They penned the sheep for the night"

Derived forms: pennings

Type of: create verbally, verbal creation

Encyclopedia: Penning