handwriting
[ hand-rahy-ting ]
/ ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ /
noun
writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
a style or manner of writing by hand, especially that which characterizes a particular person; penmanship: an eccentric handwriting.
a handwritten document; manuscript.
Idioms for handwriting
handwriting on the wall,
a premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster: The company had ignored the handwriting on the wall and was plunged into bankruptcy.
Also writing on the wall.
Words nearby handwriting
handwheel,
handwork,
handwoven,
handwringing,
handwrite,
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handwriting on the wall,
handwritten,
handwrought,
handy,
handy-andy
British Dictionary definitions for handwriting on the wall
handwriting
/ (ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ) /
noun
writing by hand rather than by typing or printing
a person's characteristic writing style
that signature is in my handwriting
Idioms and Phrases with handwriting on the wall
handwriting on the wall
Also, writing on the wall. A warning or presentiment of danger, as in The company was losing money, and seeing the handwriting on the wall, she started to look for another job. This expression comes from the Bible (Daniel 5:5–31), in which the prophet interprets some mysterious writing that a disembodied hand has inscribed on the palace wall, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown.