doing

noun

do·​ing ˈdü-iŋ How to pronounce doing (audio)
1
: the act of performing or executing : action
that will take a great deal of doing
2
doings plural
a
: things that are done or that occur : goings-on
everyday doings
b
: social activities

Examples of doing in a Sentence

It's the doing of the good deed that is important, not the thanks you receive. is that mess in the kitchen your doing?
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The three Republican senators and two GOP members who voted against the legislation weren't Musk's doing. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 July 2025 My firing from the band and the subsequent trials and tribulations caused by the actions of the band’s management and the band’s old label that made things challenging for me weren’t completely my doing. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025 The server always remembers my husband’s grandpa and asks how his grandma’s doing and how his mom is doing and his brothers are doing. Michelle Woo, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 A lot has conspired against Nola this season, much of it his own doing. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doing

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of doing was in the 14th century

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“Doing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

doing

noun
do·​ing ˈdü-iŋ How to pronounce doing (audio)
1
: the act of performing or carrying out : action
it will take some doing to beat us
2
plural
a
: things that are done or that occur
everyday doings
b
: social activities
big doings tonight

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