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See also: doïng
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- doïng (pedantic)
Etymology 1[edit]
See do.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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 […]
Synonyms[edit]
- act; see also Thesaurus:action
Translations[edit]
a deed or action
Verb[edit]
doing
- present participle of do
Etymology 2[edit]
Onomatopœic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
doing