journaling

/ˈdʒɝː.nə.lɪŋ/

nounverbjour · nal · ing

Think: “I JOURney through my thoughts in my JOURNAL—so it’s journal + ing = journaling.”

Yes, it's journaling. Keep the base word journal (…nal) and just add -ing; don’t drop the a in -nal.

Definitions

  1. nounThe activity of writing regularly in a journal to record thoughts, events, or reflections.
  2. verbPresent participle of journal; writing in a journal.

Examples

  • Journaling every night helps me remember what happened during the day.
  • Our teacher suggested journaling for ten minutes before the test to calm our nerves.
  • She is journaling about her trip so she won’t forget the small details.

Synonyms

diary-keepingrecordingwritingloggingreflecting

Translations

ES escritura en un diarioPT escrita em diárioFR tenue d’un journal

Common misspellings

jurnalingjournalinngjournallingjouranlingjornal-ingjornalningjournalngjournalingg

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