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
Etymology
Origin of doing
Example Sentences
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There’s something exhilarating about watching people who are the best at what they do doing the thing they do.
She talks to him while doing the wash.
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
“The economy is doing better than we feared 12 months ago,” Routledge said, adding that the effect on the financial system from U.S. tariffs has been relatively modest.
"The reports outline a very traumatic situation for those involved and nobody should ever have to experience fear or harassment for doing their job."
From BBC
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