doing

American  

[doo-ing] / ˈdu ɪŋ /

noun

1. action; performance; execution.

   Your misfortune is not of my doing.

2. doings, deeds; proceedings; happenings; events.

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doing British  

/ ˈduːɪŋ /

noun

1. an action or the performance of an action

   whose doing is this?

2. informal a beating or castigation

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Etymology

Origin of doing

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; do ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Frey told the New York Times that he wants Minneapolis police officers "doing the important work of keeping Minneapolis residents safe".

From BBC

Halfway through “Melania’s” 104-minute running time, it occurred to me that it would feel scandalous if Ratner so much as taped her doing something as human and unguarded as eating a bite of food.

From Los Angeles Times

And that while he texted once to ask what was wrong, when I didn’t text back, he stopped doing even that.

From Literature

According to the two scientists, it was impossible to exactly predict anything, and the volcano seemed capable of doing everything … or nothing.

From Literature

“So I just kept plugging away with what I was doing, and that’s what carried me here,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• accomplishment
• act
• action
• deed
• performance
• thing