doings
- noun
- /ˈduːɪŋz/
- Informal
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alboroto
- What are those loud doings in the kitchen?
Examples
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Curious neighbors peeked outside to see what the doings in the street were about.
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There was a lot of doings at the office after the big announcement.
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The children created quite a doings in the living room with their loud games.
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The children were up to their usual doings this weekend.
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The children created quite a doings in the living room with their loud games.
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Curious neighbors peeked outside to see what the doings in the street were about.
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There was a lot of doings at the office after the big announcement.
Synonyms
262
7.0
A noisy fuss about something not important
145
1.5
A lot of worry or complaint about something small
85
3.8
A loud public complaint or protest about something
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
45
3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
31
6.8
A loud, confused noise made by people arguing or shouting
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
1
9.9
A noisy argument or fight that makes a place loud and confused
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Morphology
doings = doing (semi-transparent) = do + ing + s
The plural 's' on 'doing' yields 'doings', but the sense 'noisy disturbance' is an idiomatic or contextual extension rather than a strictly literal plural.
Etymology
Doings comes from the simple verb do, which means 'to act' or 'to make'. When people make a loud scene, those are their doings — the things done that cause 'a fuss', so doings can mean a noisy disturbance or commotion.