doing
verbnouninterjectiontop 1 000 in film dialogue
- //ˈduːɪŋ//
- //ˈdiːɪn//
- //dɔɪŋ//
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
verb
- 1
Also a form of dopresent participle and gerund of do
Etymology
See do.
noun
- 1
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!
Mr. Dawe further calls his voyage “A Record of some Strange Doings at Sea.” They are strange doings, in fact, and yet not as novel as might be expected. They involve mutiny, piracy, shipwreck, and fights with Savages […]
interjection
- 1
The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Forms
- plural
- doings
doggone · To damn; to curse.doggy · A dog, especially a small one.dogs · Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.
doing · A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
dojo · A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a…Dolan · A surname from Irish that originated in Ireland.dole · Distribution; dealing; apportionment.