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doing

SayDOO-ing/ˈduːɪŋ/
As an interjectionDOYNG

Noun pluraldoings

3 meanings of doing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of do. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name an activity.

    She is doing her homework at the kitchen table.

    They are doing the dishes after dinner.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Something a person did, especially when they get the blame for it.

    The broken window was my doing, and I said sorry.

    All of the team's wins were her doing.

    Similarwork, handiwork, fault, deed

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  3. 3
    interjection
    A springy, bouncing sound, like something stretchy hitting something hard.

    Doing! The rubber band snapped back against the desk.

    Doing, doing! The little rubber ball bounced down the wooden stairs.

    Similarboing

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doing is a form of do

do, verb: To carry out an action or job, as in 'do your homework' or 'do the dishes'. Full entry

Forms
dodoes he/she/itdoing -ing formdid past tensedone past participle
Spelling
do → doing: add -ing

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Origin

It imitates a sound.