It could technically be either "drawing" or "damaging", but those are definitely not correct guesses :p
Here is the progression for the alVERBet letter: "D". Can you guess what verb I'm animating?
The rough was done in Rough Animator on an iPad.
The cleaned frames were done on Illustrator for iPad.
The final composite was done in After Effects with sound effects created in Koala Sample using my voice.
It could technically be either "drawing" or "damaging", but those are definitely not correct guesses :p
You're correct that these aren't the right words, and thanks for guessing!
...however, the word "damage" is a step in the right direction.