writing down

present participle and gerund of write down

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
(transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
(ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
(transitive) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
(transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.