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• present participle of dope.

doping

American  

[doh-ping] / ˈdoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

• dopings
  plural

1. an act or instance of giving a drug to an athlete or horse, so as to affect performance in a race or other competition.

2. Electronics. a method of adding a dopant to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dopings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of doping

First recorded in 1950–55; dope + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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doping dopings

This technique, called "doping," involves introducing a small amount of another material to produce specific properties.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

These were officials from the International Testing Agency, and they were there before dawn to carry out a highly unusual doping control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Some in the paddock say the move is "effective" for a sport which needs to move away from a chequered doping past.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

He added testing technology is evolving quickly but, where riders and teams push the boundaries, doping is always going to be a risk factor.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

When they had at last got it down from the doping ground, there was another hitch.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Actually, Dancer's Image was not drugged at all, in the usual sense of racetrack dopings.

From Time Magazine Archive