doing

noun

do·​ing ˈdü-iŋ 

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

Synonyms

• act
• action
• deed
• exploit
• feat
• thing

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?

Recent Examples on the Web

The novel follows Nate Cartwright, a journalist who, in the wake of a scandal of his own doing, leaves Washington, D.C. for his dead parents’ cabin in Roseland, Ore. —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025

In an era rife with conspiracy theories and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps our imagining? —Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

The model here is Law and Order: Spiral balances the muscular doings of a special Paris crime unit with the officious prosecutors who put the bad guys away. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025

The initial rumors of extraterrestrial doings at Roswell, N.M. stemmed from a local rancher collecting debris from a balloon that descended on his land. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing doing

• at the risk of (doing something)
• don't even think about (doing) it
• have a way of (being something or doing something)
• how someone is doing
• in the act (of doing something)
• in the process of (doing something)
• just/only doing one's job
• make a point of (doing something)
• nothing doing
• on/at the point of (doing something)
• take a lot of doing
• take some doing
• What do you think you're doing with
• what is (someone) doing with (something)
• what's doing

Kids Definition

doing

noun

do·​ing ˈdü-iŋ 

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