Definition of Doing

1. n. Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.

Definition of Doing

1. Noun. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of do) ¹

3. Interjection. The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object. ¹

4. Verb. (rare chiefly Netherlands nonstandard) (alternative spelling of doing#English doing) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doing

1. an action [n -S] - See also: action

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doing

dohs
dohyo
dohyo-iri
dohyo matsuri
dohyos
doi moi
doiled
doilem
doilems
doilies
doilt
doilter
doiltest
doily
doin'
doing (current term)
doing in
doing justice
doing over
doing the dishes
doing the hard yards
doing time
doing up
doings
doited
doitit
doitkin
doitkins
doits

Literary usage of Doing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"Again, is suffering injustice always one way or the other (as doing ... Similarly with regard to having justice done to you: doing justice is always ..."

2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"... was exactly what he had wished for; and that an opportunity of doing it should be given so soon, was such an instance of Lady Catherine's condescension, ..."

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