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doing meaning

EN[ˈduːɪŋ] [dɔɪŋ]
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EN doïng

    Definition of doing in English Dictionary

  • NounPLdoingsSUF-ing
    1. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
      1. This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
  • Verb
    1. present participle of do.
    2. Interjection
      1. The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • Yet they sit slack-handed, doing nothing about it, unable to agree even among themselves.
          • I don't give a tinker's cuss about your opinions, I'm doing it my way.
          • Three people were hurt in the fire at the warehouse last night, which begs the question: what were they doing there in the first place?
        2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
          • Doing the opponents an obvious favor, the football coach decided to call off the dogs early after his team was up 56-0.
        3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • I can sightread really simple music, but hard pieces need a lot of practice so I don't have to stop and figure out what I'm doing.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Interjections
          • Nouns
            • Countable nouns
            • Verbs
              • Verb forms
                • Participles
                  • Present participles
            Related Links:
            1. en doings
            2. en doing up
            3. en doing in
            4. en doing it
            5. en doingness
            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of doing for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "doing" is an interjection. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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