Dooring
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The frame of a door. obsolete
"so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses"
- 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)."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of door form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses"
Etymology
From door + -ing.
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