composing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
    composition.
    • harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
  2. noun musical creation
    composition.
  3. verb form the substance of
    compose.
    • Greed and ambition composed his personality
  4. verb write music
    write; compose.
    • Beethoven composed nine symphonies
  5. verb produce a literary work
    write; pen; compose; indite.
    • She composed a poem
    • He wrote four novels
  6. verb put together out of existing material
    compile; compose.
    • compile a list
  7. verb calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
    compose.
    • She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult
  8. verb make up plans or basic details for
    draw up; frame; compose.
    • frame a policy

WordNet


Com*pos"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Tending to compose or soothe.
  2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.

Webster 1913