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doing

American  
[doo-ing] / ˈdu ɪŋ /

noun

  1. action; performance; execution.

    Your misfortune is not of my doing.

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


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

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“We no longer have to explain who we are and what we are doing here.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Two decades of research have driven down the size, cost and complexity of doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s something exhilarating about watching people who are the best at what they do doing the thing they do.

From The Wall Street Journal

She talks to him while doing the wash.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve actually gotten really comfortable in this space of everyone thinking that everything I do will be mediocre and me doing something better than that and them being surprised.

From Los Angeles Times