intj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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doing
/dɔɪŋ/
rhymes with -ɔɪŋ
du'ing
/ˈduːɪŋ/
Northumbria:/ˈdiːɪn/
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -uːɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:D UW1 IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
intj
Meaning 1
The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of do
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
See do.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
поведение
(povedenie)
— a deed or action
Chinese Mandarin:
作為 /作为
(zuòwéi)
— a deed or action
Chinese Mandarin:
行為 /行为
(xíngwéi)
— a deed or action
Dutch:
toedoen
— a deed or action
Finnish:
tekeminen
— a deed or action
German:
Tun
— a deed or action
Japanese:
すること
(suru koto)
— a deed or action
Japanese:
行為
(kōi)
— a deed or action
Japanese:
仕業
(shiwaza)
— a deed or action
Latin:
actiō
— a deed or action
Latin:
faciens
— a deed or action
Macedonian:
масло
(maslo)
— a deed or action
Māori:
ahatanga
— a deed or action
Māori:
whanonga
— a deed or action
Polish:
czyn
— a deed or action
Polish:
sprawka
— a deed or action
Russian:
посту́пок
(postúpok)
— a deed or action
Russian:
дея́ние
(dejánije)
— a deed or action
Russian:
де́йствие
(déjstvije)
— a deed or action
Russian:
де́ло
(délo)
— a deed or action
Spanish:
hacimiento
— a deed or action
Spanish:
facimiento (desus.)
— a deed or action
Spanish:
hechura
— a deed or action
Spanish:
fechura (disused)
— a deed or action
Tagalog:
gawain
— a deed or action
Turkish:
etme
— a deed or action
Ottoman Turkish:
حركت
(hareket)
— a deed or action
