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doorings

doorings is the plural of dooring.

Meaning of dooring

Noun

dooring (plural doorings)

  1. (obsolete) The frame of a door.
    • so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses1682, John Milton, A Brief History of Moscovia
  2. The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.
    • 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).2012 July 24, “Cyclists must steer clear of the threat of parked cars | Laura Laker”, in the Guardian, retrieved 01 Sep 2022

Questions about doorings

What is doorings the plural of?
Doorings is the plural of dooring.

Words near doorings in the dictionary

  1. doorhanger
  2. doorhangers
  3. doorhinge
  4. doorhinges
  5. dooring
  6. doorings
  7. doorjamb
  8. doorjambs
  9. doorkeeper
  10. doorkeepers
  11. doorkeeping

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