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doing¹

  • /ˈduːɪŋ/
  • /ˈdiːɪn/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -uːɪŋ

Where it comes from

See do.

verb dein · deein · doin' · doin · doïng

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of do

noun doings · dein · deein · doin' · doin · doïng

  1. countable, uncountable A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. This is his doing. (= "He did it.")

    Similar: act

doing²

  • /dɔɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪŋ

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

interjection dein · deein · doin' · doin · doïng

  1. The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.

    Similar: boing

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: performance, execution, carrying out, action, bringing, bring, practice, working, achieving, conduct, getting, going, make, get, put, providing

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noun a deed or action

Españolhacimiento, facimiento (desus.), hechura, fechura (disused)
日本語すること suru koto, 行為 kōi, 仕業 shiwaza
中文作為 /作为 zuòwéi, 行為 /行为 xíngwéi
DeutschTun
Русскийпосту́пок postúpok, дея́ние dejánije, де́йствие déjstvije, де́ло délo

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@misc{doing_2026,
  title = {doing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}