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 of doing

• thing
• action
• act
• feat
• deed
• achievement

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 complaint stated that of the 43 officers accused of wrong doing, 20 were referred to the department’s Anti-Corruption Division and 25 others were referred to internal affairs. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026

Some of it is the Panthers’ doing. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026

But that could take some doing, and might be easier said than done. —Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026

Give Jayden Daniels some help And not necessarily in play style; Daniels showed improvement this season in getting down (mostly diving), and his three injuries — the knee, the hamstring and the elbow — weren’t the result of needless hits, at least not by his own doing. —Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026

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

Rhymes for doing

• brewing
• chewing
• cooing
• cueing
• dewing
• ewing
• gluing
• hewing
• mewing
• queueing
• queuing
• screwing

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