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saying

English

Etymology

say +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?se???/
  • Rhymes: -e???
  • Hyphenation: say?ing

Verb

saying

  1. present participle of say

Noun

saying (plural sayings)

  1. A proverb or maxim.
  2. (obsolete) That which is said; a statement.
    • c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
      And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
      Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.

Synonyms

  • maxim, proverb, saw, expression
  • See also Thesaurus:saying

Translations

Further reading

  • saying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • saying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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doing

English

Alternative forms

  • doïng (pedantic)

Etymology 1

See do.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: du'ing, IPA(key): /?du???/

Noun

doing (plural doings)

  1. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
    This is his doing. (= "He did it.")
Synonyms
  • act; see also Thesaurus:action
Translations

Verb

doing

  1. present participle of do

Etymology 2

Onomatopœic.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: doing, IPA(key): /d???/

Interjection

doing

  1. The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
Synonyms
  • boing

Anagrams

  • Godin, Gondi, OD'ing, digon, dingo

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