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

Which is just a reminder that every action of Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, including the name Meta, reveals the doings of a business that was never a monopoly, and that never saw itself as one. Follow me on Twitter. —John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

This is easier said than done—even under fire, there are bags of gear to be packed up and exit protocols to be adhered to—and part of the point is that, in most movies, the doing looks much too effortless. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025

At a minimum doing so would open up business opportunities. —Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

This is a recovery and isn’t the doing of a president, whether Republican or Democratic. —Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 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

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