adoingadj.

Brit.

/əˈduːɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈduɪŋ/

Forms: see a prep.¹ and doing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, doing n.

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + doing n. Compare discussion at a prep.¹ 12.

Now archaic and rare.

In the process of happening; being done; going on. Only in predicative use. Cf. do v. Phrases 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [adverb]

upc1290

underhandc1400

adoing1429

under way1788

1429 Will in Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. (1895) 5 298 (MED) xij poure men..eche of hem holding a torche..while ye seruice is adoyng and foorthwith yat my body be put in ye eerthe.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 72 The meanewhyle as thys was adoynge, in com Merlion to kynge Marke and saw all thys doynge.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Coloss. iv. 9 They shall shewe you of all thynges which are adoynge here.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. v. v. 456 Blessed is the wooing, That is not long a doing.

1699 R. Barret Compan. for Midwives i. iv. 11 While this is a doing, all Care must be had, that the Head and Stomach be well cover'd.

1744 J. Barclay Let. 5 Sept. in J. Browne Hist. Highlands (1840) II. 477 I cant help conjecturing, that he is there purposely to discover what is adoing.

1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish i. 13 When the laying of the hands upon me was a-doing, he could not get near enough to put on his.

a1907 F. Thompson St. Ignatius Loyola (1909) 281 While these things were adoing in the eyes of the world.

1954 M. Oliver Failing Wine ii. vi. 158 Mary was perfectly aware of what was a-doing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adoing
释义	adoingadj. Brit. /əˈduːɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈduɪŋ/ Forms: see a prep.¹ and doing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, doing n. Etymology: < a prep.¹ + doing n. Compare discussion at a prep.¹ 12. Now archaic and rare. In the process of happening; being done; going on. Only in predicative use. Cf. do v. Phrases 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [adverb] upc1290 underhandc1400 adoing1429 under way1788 1429 Will in Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. (1895) 5 298 (MED) xij poure men..eche of hem holding a torche..while ye seruice is adoyng and foorthwith yat my body be put in ye eerthe. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 72 The meanewhyle as thys was adoynge, in com Merlion to kynge Marke and saw all thys doynge. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Coloss. iv. 9 They shall shewe you of all thynges which are adoynge here. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. v. v. 456 Blessed is the wooing, That is not long a doing. 1699 R. Barret Compan. for Midwives i. iv. 11 While this is a doing, all Care must be had, that the Head and Stomach be well cover'd. 1744 J. Barclay Let. 5 Sept. in J. Browne Hist. Highlands (1840) II. 477 I cant help conjecturing, that he is there purposely to discover what is adoing. 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish i. 13 When the laying of the hands upon me was a-doing, he could not get near enough to put on his. a1907 F. Thompson St. Ignatius Loyola (1909) 281 While these things were adoing in the eyes of the world. 1954 M. Oliver Failing Wine ii. vi. 158 Mary was perfectly aware of what was a-doing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1429
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