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Dooring

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The frame of a door. obsolete

    "so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses"

  2. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of door form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From door + -ing.

Etymology 2

From door + -ing.

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