doing

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Etymology 1

See do.

Pronunciation

• enPR: du'ing, IPA: /ˈduːɪŋ/

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of do

Noun

doing

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

   This is his doing. (= "He did it.")

   Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!

Synonyms

• act; see also Thesaurus:action

Translations

• German: Tun
• Russian: посту́пок

Etymology 2

Onomatopœic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: doing, IPA: /dɔɪŋ/

Interjection

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

Synonyms

• boing

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