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doing

English → English

verb//ˈduː.ɪŋ//

(action) Present participle of 'do': the act of performing or carrying out a task

What are you doing? I'm trying to fix the broken kitchen chair.

(English) What are you doing? I'm trying to fix the broken kitchen chair.

She is doing her best to finish the project before the deadline.

(English) She is doing her best to finish the project before the deadline.

noun//ˈduː.ɪŋ//

(responsibility) Responsibility for a result: an action performed by a specific person

The broken window was the doing of the children playing baseball outside.

(English) The broken window was the doing of the children playing baseball outside.

The success of the festival was entirely her doing; she worked so hard.

(English) The success of the festival was entirely her doing; she worked so hard.

Entry ID: en:en:doing · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary