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Webster 1913 Edition
Doing
Do′ing
,Noun.
pl.
Doings
. Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See
Do
. To render an account of his
doings
. Barrow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Doing
DOING
,ppr.
Definition 2024
doing
doing
See also: doïng
English
Alternative forms
- doïng (pedantic)
Pronunciation
- enPR: du'ing, IPA(key): /ˈduːɪŋ/
Noun
doing (plural doings)
- A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
- This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
- 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 […]
Translations
a deed or action
Verb
doing
- present participle of do
Etymology 2
Onomatopœic.
Pronunciation
- enPR: doing, IPA(key): /dɔɪŋ/
Interjection
doing