doing

[ doo-ing ]

noun

1. action; performance; execution:

   Your misfortune is not of my doing.

2. doings, deeds; proceedings; happenings; events.

doing

/ ˈduːɪŋ /

noun

1. an action or the performance of an action

   whose doing is this?

2. informal.
   a beating or castigation

Word History and Origins

Origin of doing¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; do ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I wouldn’t rule out doing something for the Sphere in the future.

From Los Angeles Times

The statement added: "Food safety is something we will never compromise on, and we remain committed to doing the right thing."

From BBC

It’s just a new era, stuff you never dreamed you’d be sitting here doing an interview about, but this is where we are.”

From Los Angeles Times

“You should not stop doing the right thing for the right reasons because somebody else is doing the right thing for the wrong reasons,” he told me.

From Salon

You don’t think of it as shrinking your life, but that is what you’re doing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplishment
• act
• action
• deed
• performance
• thing