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doing.

A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈduːɪŋ//ˈdiːɪn/Northumbria
  1. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

    countable · uncountable
    This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
    Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!
Where this word comes from

See do.

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

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb/ˈduːɪŋ//ˈdiːɪn/Northumbria
  1. present participle and gerund of do

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

See do.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.