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doing

adjective

  1. that does, acts, performs
L1402086 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. the act of causing something to happen by taking action, performing, or doing something
  2. serve time (usually a sentence but could be an appointment)
  3. nominal version of light verb
L319686 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɔɪŋ/ / /ˈduːɪŋ/ / /ˈdiːɪn/

intj

Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

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

noun

Etymology: See do.

  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!

verb

Etymology: See do.

  1. present participle and gerund of do