doing
See also: doïng
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- doïng (pedantic)
Etymology 1 edit
See do.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
doing
- present participle and gerund of do
Noun edit
doing (countable and uncountable, plural doings)
- A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
- This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
- Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!
- 1900, Book News, volume 18, page 80:
- Mr. Dawe further calls his voyage “A Record of some Strange Doings at Sea.” They are strange doings, in fact, and yet not as novel as might be expected. They involve mutiny, piracy, shipwreck, and fights with Savages […]
Synonyms edit
- act; see also Thesaurus:action
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a deed or action
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Etymology 2 edit
Onomatopœic.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
doing