doings
/ (ˈduːɪŋz) /
deeds, actions or events
British and NZ informal anything of which the name is not known, or euphemistically left unsaid, etc: have you got the doings for starting the car?
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How to use doings in a sentence
All these debates and doings made for juicy news, and the men of the local staff, ably bossed by Callahan, poured it out daily.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Wall Street, having been remarkably complacent about the doings in Washington—or lack thereof—is starting to get concerned.
Wall Street Is Starting to Worry About a Potential Government Shutdown | Daniel Gross | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe man who haunts Wall Street lives unaware of all the street's doings.
By doings so, Barak discovered that their condition improved.
Which is why everyone is suddenly an expert on the doings of the SEC and on who lost what.
If you carry out your work, your doings shall be told to every human soul within a hundred miles of where you stand.
Believe me when I tell you that I never join Morley in any of his sinful doings, especially his drinking bouts.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneBeware therefore that you imitate not the doings of others, and be afraid, and the fear of them should seize upon you.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousPeople lowered their voice, and spoke of him in mysterious tones, when they mentioned his name and told of his doings.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieIf a man prefers not to speak of himself or of his doings, his enemies will soon invent some tale of their own.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
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