doings
Britishplural noun
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deeds, actions or events
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informal anything of which the name is not known, or euphemistically left unsaid, etc
have you got the doings for starting the car?
Example Sentences
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The former governor has said he knew nothing about the doings of his secretary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
His mother, who likes talking on the phone, kept him informed on all the doings in town.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
It’s always interesting to peek in on the big doings of the New York Young Republicans Club, based in Manhattan.
From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2023
He also detailed celebrity doings for the site — Mickey Rourke being arrested, Betty White hosting “Saturday Night Live,” Halle Berry’s after-baby workout — and wrote many stars’ obituaries.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
Of solving the cases, he said, “It is a big doings and the sheriff and a few men couldn’t do it. It takes the government to do it.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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