penning vs paragraph

penning and paragraph both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penning	Yes	No	No	No
paragraph	Yes	No	Yes	No

penning (noun)	paragraph (noun)
the act of creating written works	one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

penning (verb)	paragraph (verb)
	write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
	write about in a paragraph
	divide into paragraphs, as of text