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Doing vs Performing - What's the difference?

doing | performing |

As nouns the difference between doing and performing

is that doing is a deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it while performing is performance.

As verbs the difference between doing and performing

is that doing is present participle of lang=en while performing 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.

doing

English

Alternative forms

* (pedantic)

Etymology 1

See (do).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
    • This is his doing . (= "He did it.")

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Onomatopœic.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
    • Synonyms
    * boing

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    * * * English onomatopoeias

    performing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • performance
  • * 1856 , Ralph Waldo Emerson, English traits (page 248)
    • Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings , failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era.

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