dooring

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English

Etymology

From door +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dooring (plural doorings)

  1. (obsolete) The frame of a door.
    • 1682, John Milton, A Brief History of Moscovia:
      so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses
  2. The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.
    • 2012 July 24, “Cyclists must steer clear of the threat of parked cars | Laura Laker”, in the Guardian, retrieved 2022-09-01:
      In the state of Victoria, Australia, cycle campaigners are trying to raise awareness among drivers, as well as stiffer penalties, about dooring after the death of a cyclist in 2010. Fines for dooring start at $122 (£81).

Descendants

  • German: Dooring

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Verb

dooring

  1. present participle and gerund of door

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