doing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdiːɪn/ (Northumbria)
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈduːɪŋ/
- du'ing
Etymology
See do.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!
This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
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 […]
1900, Book News, volume 18, page 80:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doin | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| dein | Northumbria, alternative | lexicographic | |
| doïng | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| deein | Northumbria, alternative | lexicographic | |
| doin' | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| doings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
doings · harmdoing · take some doing · non-doing · wrongdoing · evildoing · nondoing · doingness · well-doing · sight-doing · rightdoing
Synonyms
Translations (29)
bg поведение (a deed or action) · ja すること (a deed or action) · tr etme (a deed or action) · la actiō (a deed or action) · ota حركت (a deed or action) · es hechura (a deed or action) · fi tekeminen (a deed or action) · cmn 作為 /作为 (a deed or action) · vo dun (a deed or action) · pl czyn (a deed or action) · mk масло (a deed or action) · ru дея́ние (a deed or action) · la faciens (a deed or action) · es fechura (disused) (a deed or action) · es facimiento (desus.) (a deed or action) · cmn 行為 /行为 (a deed or action) · vo dunam (a deed or action) · nl toedoen (a deed or action) · ru де́ло (a deed or action) · tl gawain (a deed or action) · de Tun (a deed or action) · ja 仕業 (a deed or action) · mi whanonga (a deed or action) · ja 行為 (a deed or action) · ru посту́пок (a deed or action) · mi ahatanga (a deed or action) · pl sprawka (a deed or action) · ru де́йствие (a deed or action) · es hacimiento (a deed or action)