goings-on
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go·ings-on | \ ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn 
, ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-, -ˈzän \
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goings-on
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of goings-on
: actions or events that are occurring : things that are happening
goings-on
noun pluralgo·ings-on | \ ˌgō-iŋz-ˈȯn, -ˈän \
Kids Definition of goings-on
: things that happen
There are strange goings-on in that old house.
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The first known use of goings-on was in 1775
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