Typing away, part II

Hello all

I am feeling I have to go back to this "to do smth. away" phrases and ask one more question. The verb "To type" is transitive, but I couldn't find a lot of transitive uses of "to type away". Is it non-transitive? Should use "at" to connect a complement: "I am typing away at my new article"? What about "cooking away"?

Hello, Marius.
Your examles for "typing away at" are mosly (but not all) ) neither transitive not intransitive because they don't have a complement. "Typing away at a computer" and "typing away at high speed" are different from "typing away at a new article". And doesn't "at" imply intransitivity? You said "OK in transitive" but provided examples with "at"...

I mean, is it incorrect to say: "I am typing away my new article". Do I have to add "at"?

Anton

  "I am typing away AT my new article"

Sorry to interrupt, if you don't mind, may I know what's the meaning of "typing away "? Thanks in advance.

away is used after many verbs, and just means that you were getting on/doing a particular action with the focus being 100% on the action.

There I was, merrily singing away ..

He was talking away but I couldn't understand one word.

I was pumping away but no water came through.