dooring

plural doorings

1. obsoleteThe frame of a door.

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

   1682, 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

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of door