# dooring

Pronunciation: US say "DOR-ing" /ˈdoɹɪŋ/; say "DAW-ring" UK /ˈdɔːɹɪŋ/, AUS /ˈdoːɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A collision in which a cyclist runs into a car door that has just been opened into their path.
   - Simple: A crash that happens when a cyclist hits a car door that someone just opened.
   - _The cyclist suffered a dooring when a parked driver flung the door open without looking._
   - _Doorings cluster along streets where bike lanes run beside rows of parked cars._

## Verb

2. Present participle of door. — present participle and gerund of door
   - Simple: The -ing form of door. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _He apologized after nearly dooring a rider who was passing on the right._
   - _Dooring a cyclist can leave the driver legally liable for the resulting injuries._

## Noun

3. The structural frame that surrounds and supports a door. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The wooden frame that surrounds a doorway.
   - _The heavy oak dooring had warped with age and no longer held the door square._
   - _He leaned against the dooring and watched the rain fall in the yard._

## Origin

Formed from "door" combined with the suffix "-ing".

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