doing

[doo-ing]

noun

1. action; performance; execution.

   Your misfortune is not of my doing.

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

doing

/ ˈduːɪŋ /

noun

1. an action or the performance of an action

   whose doing is this?

2. informal,  a beating or castigation

Word History and Origins

Origin of doing¹

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

Example Sentences

Notably, some of the duties that the rest of us are most inclined to give to bots are the very things AI super users insist on doing themselves.

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“In doing so, airlines created a very crowded, stressful environment on the plane,” he said.

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The film inspires while it challenges: What were any of us doing at that age that was comparably heroic or meaningful?

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The first part is a huge number of people say they can’t stand him, they hate him, they don’t know what he’s doing on the radio.

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"I am afraid that the government just wants to persuade people it's doing something for the problem," she told the BBC.

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Related Words

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