doing

American  

[doo-ing] / ˈdu ɪŋ /

noun

1. action; performance; execution.

   Your misfortune is not of my doing.

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

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doing British  

/ ˈduːɪŋ /

noun

1. an action or the performance of an action

   whose doing is this?

2. informal a beating or castigation

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Etymology

Origin of doing

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

Example Sentences

The Bears are simply doing the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal

She added: "We know concern among the Jewish community remains high, but I hope these arrests show that we are doing everything we can to bring those responsible to justice."

From BBC

"If you squeeze half a sponge, the water only goes on that half. That's basically what the cell is doing."

From Science Daily

Metcalf: I got home from doing something in L.A. and I had an email saying … to read this script from Dan Levy, to see if you would be interested in being a part of it.

From Los Angeles Times

“With good plant growth, rodent populations are doing well, so the snakes have good food sources and warm temperatures that are triggering more surface activity.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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