- 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
Example Sentences
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The book is doing more than one thing.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
A.I. carpet-bombing will take care of the “easy” hard problems, and in doing so bring our attention to the genuinely hard ones that really matter.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
This month 74% said he was doing badly, versus 18% who thought he was doing well, suggesting his net popularity had slipped to minus 56.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“Ty, like the rest of the rookies, are doing a really nice job.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
"Haven't you done enough damage yet? You're responsible for taking Master away and doing all those crazy things."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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