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doing

[ doo-ing ]

noun

  1. action; performance; execution:

    Your misfortune is not of my doing.

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


doing

/ ˈːɪŋ /

noun

  1. an action or the performance of an action

    whose doing is this?

  2. informal.
    a beating or castigation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of doing1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; do 1 + -ing 1
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In other words, Harper added, “they’re doing what the Dodgers do.”

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"I felt on top of the world if I'm being honest, because I had never had that feeling of anything doing that to me," Davie said.

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Excel Parking, which has been criticised for charging drivers £100 if they took more than five minutes to pay at a car park in Derby, has been doing the same in Darlington.

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"The current rental bubble is encouraging a lot of big owners to do what they are doing here," says Blanca.

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That’s precisely what “Common Side Effects” is so adept at doing.

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