Definition of composing

"composing" in the noun sense

1. composition, composing

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

"harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"

2. composing, composition

musical creation

"composing" in the verb sense

1. compose

form the substance of

"Greed and ambition composed his personality"

2. compose, write

write music

"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

3. write, compose, pen, indite

produce a literary work

"She composed a poem"

"He wrote four novels"

4. compose, compile

put together out of existing material

"compile a list"

5. compose

calm (someone, especially oneself make quiet

"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"

6. frame, compose, draw up

make up plans or basic details for

"frame a policy"

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Quotations for composing

In composing, think much more of your matter than your manner. To be sure, spirit, grace, and dignity of manner are of great importance, both to the speaker and writer; but of infinitely more importance is the weight and worth of matter. [ Wirt ]

How fitting to have every day, in a vase of water on your table, the wild flowers of the season which are just blossoming. Can any house be said to be furnished without them? Shall we be so forward to pluck the fruits of Nature and neglect her flowers? These are surely her finest influences. So may the season suggest the thoughts it is fitted to suggest. Let me know what pictures Nature is painting, what poetry she is writing, what ode composing now. [ Thoreau ]

composing in Scrabble®

The word composing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters composing:

COMPOSING
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

comings, cooping, copings, copsing, scoping

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word composing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In composing

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composing in Words With Friends™

The word composing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters composing:

COMPOSING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

comings, cooping, copings, copsing, scoping

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word composing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In composing

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Words within the letters of composing

2 letter words in composing (9 words)

7 letter words in composing (5 words)

8 letter words in composing (1 word)

9 letter words in composing (1 word)

composing + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence composing

Words that start with composing (1 word)

Words with composing in them (2 words)

Word Growth involving composing

Shorter words in composing

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in sin sing posing

Longer words containing composing

decomposing photodecomposing

discomposing discomposingly

photocomposing

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