SINCE 1828
goings-on
plural noun
go·ings-on
| \ ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn,
ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-, -ˈzän\
ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-, -ˈzän\
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goings-on
noun
English Language Learners Definition of goings-on
: actions or events that are occurring : things that are happening
goings-on
noun plural
go·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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