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Is it going ons or goings on?

Is it going ons or goings on?

If you describe events or activities as goings-on, you mean that they are strange, interesting, amusing, or dishonest. The Mexican girl had found out about the goings-on in the factory.

What is the meaning of goings on?

: actions or events that are occurring : things that are happening. goings-on. noun plural.

How do you use goings on in a sentence?

Goings-on sentence example

  1. I REALLY didn’t think I would see any ghostly goings on .
  2. There could be a number of reasons that Sarah would welcome her as a daughter-in-law, not the least of which was the goings-on down that path.
  3. There’s lots of spooky goings on at your local museum this half term.

What is the plural of going on?

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Plural of “going-on”

Comment It is definitely goings- on !!!
#10 16 Jan 08, 22:31

Is Goingson a word?

go′ings-on′ n.pl. Informal.

Is Ongoings a word?

Definition of ‘ongoings’

Is going on hyphenated?

This word never has been hyphenated, but people think that it is a mix of ‘on’ and ‘going’. However, if you think of someone ‘going on about grammar’, you would not say that that person was ‘ongoing’! You can see that this is not a hyphenated compound at all. It’s always been all one word.

What does tut tut mean?

intransitive verb. : to express disapproval or disbelief by or as if by uttering tut editorialists tut-tutted over the recent congressional scandal.

What does the word jiggery pokery mean?

underhanded manipulation or
Definition of jiggery-pokery : underhanded manipulation or dealings : trickery.

What is a jaunty angle?

showing that you are happy and confident: a jaunty grin/step. When he came back his hat was at a jaunty angle and he was smiling. Synonym. chipper informal.

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What is the difference between ongoing and continuing?

As adjectives the difference between ongoing and continued is that ongoing is continuing, permanent while continued is (dated) prolonged; unstopped.