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

I had a column to write on deadline and relished the idea of doing so in comfort with a side of pampering.

From The Wall Street Journal

But advocates said doing so could have complicated Iran’s targeting and reduced the number of missiles and drones the U.S. would have faced.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But what I would say is that recovery is an ongoing process. I’m not the finished article, but I’m doing a hell of a lot better.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Snap should not continue doing what it is has been doing. It’s not working. And we’re not telling you anything you don’t know already,” the firm wrote to Spiegel on Tuesday.

From Barron's

“They started doing these large Afro-American surveys,” he once remarked.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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