do·ing 
/ˈdu:wɪŋ/ noun
plural do·ings /ˈdu:wɪŋ/ noun 1 [noncount] : the act of making something happen through your own action
▪ It's the doing of the good deed that is important, not the thanks you receive. ◊Informal phrases like take a bit of doing, take some doing, and take a lot of doing are used to say that something is difficult to do and requires a lot of effort or work.
▪ Finishing the work on time may take a bit of doing. ▪ It will take some doing to win the game. ▪ Getting the project done on time will take a lot of doing. ◊If something is your doing, you did it.
▪ Is this mix-up your doing? [=did you cause the mix-up?] ▪ The surprise party was not all our doing; we had lots of help. 2 doings [plural] : things that someone does
▪ I've been reading about the governor's latest doings. [=activities] : things that happen ▪ There have been some strange doings [=goings-on, occurrences] lately.
▪ It's the doing of the good deed that is important, not the thanks you receive. ◊Informal phrases like take a bit of doing, take some doing, and take a lot of doing are used to say that something is difficult to do and requires a lot of effort or work.
▪ Finishing the work on time may take a bit of doing. ▪ It will take some doing to win the game. ▪ Getting the project done on time will take a lot of doing. ◊If something is your doing, you did it.
▪ Is this mix-up your doing? [=did you cause the mix-up?] ▪ The surprise party was not all our doing; we had lots of help.
▪ I've been reading about the governor's latest doings. [=activities] : things that happen ▪ There have been some strange doings [=goings-on, occurrences] lately.
