Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doing

/ˈduːɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.60 in modern English

Syllables: do-ing
IPA: /ˈduːɪŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of do

noun

A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

Countable; Uncountable

intj

The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.

Example Sentences

"This is his doing. (= "He did it.")"
"Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!"
"Mr. Dawe further calls his voyage “A Record of some Strange Doings at Sea.” They are strange doings, in fact, and yet not as novel as might be expected. They involve mutiny, piracy, shipwreck, and fights with Savages […]"

Etymology

See do.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dein (alternative, Northumbria) deein (alternative, Northumbria) doin' (alternative, pronunciation spelling) doin (alternative, pronunciation spelling) doïng (alternative, nonstandard) doings (plural)

Derived Forms

doingness doings evildoing harmdoing nondoing rightdoing wrongdoing

Phrases

non-doing sight-doing take some doing well-doing

Synonyms

act boing

Rhymes With

viewing pursuing reviewing brewing chewing suing screwing ewing renewing booing undoing queuing

Questions

How do you pronounce doing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈduːɪŋ/.
What does doing mean?: present participle and gerund of do
Where does doing come from?: See do.

How to pronounce doing

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