Paragraphing
noun
The division of a piece of writing into paragraphs for better understanding.
Proper paragraphing makes your essay easier to read and understand.

Often appears as...
- proper paragraphing
- paragraphing style
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To divide or layout (a piece of writing) in the form of paragraphs.
She carefully paragraphed her essay to highlight her main points.

Often appears as...
- paragraphing text
- paragraphing content
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The division of a piece of writing into paragraphs for better understanding.
Proper paragraphing makes your essay easier to read and understand.

Often appears as...
- proper paragraphing
- paragraphing style
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To divide or layout (a piece of writing) in the form of paragraphs.
She carefully paragraphed her essay to highlight her main points.

Often appears as...
- paragraphing text
- paragraphing content
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2

Intent Clarity
Paragraphing organizes ideas, making your argument or narrative clear to the reader.

With careful paragraphing, the shifts in her argument were evident.
Easy Skimming
Paragraph breaks help readers skim the text for key points, enhancing readability.

Due to effective paragraphing, I quickly found the main concept.
Emphasis and Pause
A new paragraph provides pause, spotlighting the importance of the upcoming idea.

He started a new paragraph just before revealing the mystery.
Intent Clarity
Paragraphing organizes ideas, making your argument or narrative clear to the reader.

With careful paragraphing, the shifts in her argument were evident.
Easy Skimming
Paragraph breaks help readers skim the text for key points, enhancing readability.

Due to effective paragraphing, I quickly found the main concept.
Emphasis and Pause
A new paragraph provides pause, spotlighting the importance of the upcoming idea.

He started a new paragraph just before revealing the mystery.
Intent Clarity
Paragraphing organizes ideas, making your argument or narrative clear to the reader.

With careful paragraphing, the shifts in her argument were evident.
Easy Skimming
Paragraph breaks help readers skim the text for key points, enhancing readability.

Due to effective paragraphing, I quickly found the main concept.
Emphasis and Pause
A new paragraph provides pause, spotlighting the importance of the upcoming idea.

He started a new paragraph just before revealing the mystery.
Compare with
arrangementdivisionformatorganizationpartitionsegmentationsequencingstructure
Quote examples
H. W. Brands
American Historian
The more of my readers I encounter who say, often apologetically, that they are actually listeners, the more I write for the ear rather than the eye. Small things like identifying speakers in dialogue rather than relying on paragraphing to mark the shifts.

Quote examples
Don Marquis
American Poet
The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.

Quote examples
H. W. Brands
American Historian
The more of my readers I encounter who say, often apologetically, that they are actually listeners, the more I write for the ear rather than the eye. Small things like identifying speakers in dialogue rather than relying on paragraphing to mark the shifts.

Quote examples
Don Marquis
American Poet
The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.

Example 1 of 2
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