- present participle of do.
doing
Americannoun
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action; performance; execution.
Your misfortune is not of my doing.
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doings, deeds; proceedings; happenings; events.
noun
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an action or the performance of an action
whose doing is this?
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informal a beating or castigation
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Origin of doing
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“Whether or not you end up doing that, it puts you on a path of just thinking bigger, going above and beyond, having the incentive of self-driven goals that just ultimately build better community members.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
By the 1920s, the number of individuals declaring bankruptcy eclipsed businesses doing the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"It was about doing my own thing on the bars and this result was just amazing. I just needed to regather my emotions and just know I knew what I could do."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"If it doesn't, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Father and Betsie and I were seated around the dining room table, Father replacing watches in their pockets and Betsie doing needlework, our big, black, slightly-Persian cat curled contentedly in her lap.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
But given the governing bodies’ reputation for shadowy financial doings, there are reasons to think much of the money will never be properly accounted for.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The former governor has said he knew nothing about the doings of his secretary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
In 1967, The Times investigated the doings of harbor commissioners, and a grand jury, following up on that, called for indictments of past and present commissioners for perjury and criminal conflicts of interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
Shortly after their win, the internet was awash with rumors about the less-than-perfect doings of PG One’s personal life.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
Just by watching Dedd lay the small plants in the ground, MamS would know the doings in her heart.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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