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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.
[See Do.] Performing; executing.

Definition 2024


doing

doing

See also: doïng

English

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: du'ing, IPA(key): /ˈduːɪŋ/

Noun

doing (plural doings)

  1. 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 []
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Verb

doing

  1. present participle of do

Etymology 2

Onomatopœic.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: doing, IPA(key): /dɔɪŋ/

Interjection

doing

  1. The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
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Most common English words before 1923: purpose · fall · pass · #546: doing · note · pay · red

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