Doing vs Working - What's the difference?
doing | working |
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
(usually plural) Operation; action.
Method of operation.
Fermentation.
(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
That is or are functioning.
That suffices but requires additional work.
In paid employment.
Of or relating to employment.
Enough to allow one to use something.
As nouns the difference between doing and working
is that doing is a deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it while working is operation; action.As verbs the difference between doing and working
is that doing is present participle of lang=en while working is present participle of lang=en.As an interjection doing
is the sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.As an adjective working is
that is or are functioning.doing
English
Alternative forms
* (pedantic)Etymology 1
See (do).Noun
(en noun)- This is his doing . (= "He did it.")
Verb
(head)Etymology 2
Onomatopœic.Interjection
(en interjection)Synonyms
* boingStatistics
*Anagrams
* * * English onomatopoeiasworking
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) wirking, warking, (etyl) werking, (etyl) Wirkung.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From .Verb
(head)- Leave him alone; he's working .
Adjective
(-)- a working ventilator
- a working copy of the script
- working mothers
- the working week
- a working knowledge of computers