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comings and goings

comings and goings is the plural of coming and going.

Meaning of coming and going

Noun

coming and going (usually uncountable, plural comings and goings)

  1. (idiomatic, singular, usually) A general bustle of activity.
    • Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out.1955 October 20, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, “Minas Tirith”, in The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings […], New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published December...
  2. (countable, idiomatic, in plural, usually) The activities of a specified person or group.

Questions about comings and goings

What is comings and goings the plural of?
Comings and goings is the plural of coming and going.

Words near comings and goings in the dictionary

  1. comingle
  2. comingled
  3. comingles
  4. comingling
  5. comings
  6. comings and goings
  7. comings of age
  8. comings together
  9. comings-out
  10. Comino
  11. COMINT

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