dooring

From door +‎ -ing.

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dooring (plural doorings)

1. (obsolete) The frame of a door.
   • 1682, John Milton, A Brief History of Moscovia:

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

2. The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.
   • 2012 July 24, “Cyclists must steer clear of the threat of parked cars | Laura Laker”, in the Guardian‎^[1], retrieved 1 September 2022:

     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).

• door (verb)

• → German: Dooring

• door zone
• Dutch reach

dooring

1. present participle and gerund of door

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