doing

CEFRA1

/ˈduːɪŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An action or activity that someone performs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.

  • What do you think I've been doing?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdiːɪn/
  • /dɔɪŋ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of do

More examples

In context

  • Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!

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

  • Theoretically, I'm doing math.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

See do.