doing
/ˈduːɪŋ
/noun
1 (usually doings) The activities in which a particular person engages: the latest doings of television stars...
- While the doings of ‘private contractors’ still pop up in articles about prisoner abuse, what such mercenary outfits are up to on the home front is hardly ever mentioned.
- Governments should not grant marriage licenses, or otherwise keep record of their citizens' private doings.
- Well, it's wonderful the way in which the doings of American royalty are getting mixed on the show with those of British royalty.
Synonyms
performance, performing, carrying out, effecting, execution, implementation, implementing, bringing off, discharge, discharging, achievement, accomplishment, realization, completion, completing
informal pulling off
archaic acquittal
rare effectuation
exploit, activity, act, action, undertaking, deed, feat, endeavour, work, venture, enterprise, achievement, accomplishment;
(doings) performance, behaviour, conduct;
handiwork
informal caper
1.1 informal Excrement, especially that of a domestic animal: it is my duty to clear up the guard dog’s doings...
- I look forward to seeing him telling these outside contractors to stop serving warmed-over mechanically recovered chicken's doings and start serving decent food.
1.2 [in singular] informal A beating or scolding: someone had given her a doing
2 (doings) [treated as singular or plural] informal Used to refer to things when one has forgotten their name or when no one word easily covers them: the drawer where he kept the doings
Synonyms
thing, whatever it is (called)
informal whatsit, whatnot, doofer, thingummy, thingamajig, thingamabob, what's-its-name, what-d'you-call-it, oojamaflip, oojah, gizmo
British informal doobry, doodah, gubbins
North American informal doodad, doohickey, doojigger, dingus, hootenanny
Australian/New Zealand informal thingo
Phrases
be someone's doing
take some doing