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noun

ˈdü-iŋ How to pronounce doing (audio)
Definition of doingnext
as in thing
something done by someone is that mess in the kitchen your doing?

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verb

present participle of do
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as in serving
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in sufficing
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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as in performing
to carry through (as a process) to completion do as much as you can and leave the rest

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as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming did the living room in French provincial style

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as in coping
to meet one's day-to-day needs I'm doing just fine

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as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good

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as in imitating
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again

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as in progressing
to move forward along a course how are you doing with the house restoration?

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as in playing
to present a portrayal or performance of she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep

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as in squeezing
to rob by the use of trickery or threats did them out of their savings with surprising ease

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as in hiding
to strike repeatedly no one is sure who did them in that alley

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as in happening
to take place nothing's ever doing in this boring little town

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Recent Examples of doing
Noun
Fitting this into the Grand Cherokee’s engine bay took some doing. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 Microsoft and Xbox are currently facing all sorts of troubles (many of their own doing) in the shape of sweeping layoffs, studio cuts, and calls to boycott their products, to name a few. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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Satellites can transmit data to Earth, but doing so at scale is expensive and difficult. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026 Real productivity means better results with less friction, not simply doing more in the same amount of time. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doing
  1. thing
  2. serving
  3. performing
  4. decorating
  5. coping
  6. creating
  7. imitating
  8. progressing
Noun
  • Those who study these things say an export ban would surely backfire.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The concierge is very knowledgeable and can get guests access to things like dinner or event reservations during Sundance Film Festival, and similar feats that otherwise would be impossible—and take that from me as an ex-local.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of thing
Verb
  • But a 2012 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) action barred the platform from serving US customers—its most important user base—and Intrade shuttered soon thereafter.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Riverside restaurant is by day a poolside grill serving sandwiches, salads, and pizzas, and for dinner offers a Bistronomy menu of upscale international dishes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of serving
Verb
  • His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Crew-12 astronauts were very busy during their nearly 10 months off Earth, performing a variety of maintenance work and dozens of scientific experiments.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of performing
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  • The same phenomenon applies to minimalist interiors in independent coffee shops, all-neutral home decorating schemes and the uniformity of facial features and bodies on screen.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Think portable instead of permanent Some of the most useful renter-friendly ideas aren’t about decorating at all.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorating
Verb
  • Kawhi Leonard taught him about body management and coping with expectations.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But with credit-card interest rates now as high as 28 percent, a short-term coping strategy can quickly become a long-term financial crisis, as interest rates climb and interest costs grow.
    — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of coping
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  • Concierge specials such as creating your own gin at a nearby Palma distillery or watching espadrilles being made in Palma’s Olivar market are original diversions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those that don’t risk creating fleets of intelligent systems capable of making very expensive and detrimental mistakes.
    — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of creating
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  • Speaking of the oversized, the collection’s Handloom Cardigan fits the bill but spares you from imitating a balloon, courtesy of those vertical stripes (also known as the oldest optical trick in the fashion book).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Her makeup could not be prettier or more ideal for imitating, with its barely-there shimmer shadow, the softest possible wing, and gloss in what appears to be her natural lip color.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of imitating
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  • The stiffest competition comes on the wing, where the Lakers lauded their depth between offseason additions Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton, Matisse Thybulle and Williams, rookie Cameron Carr and progressing second-year forward Adou Thiero.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Patterson will give quarterly updates to the council on how the pilot is progressing.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Doing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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