happenings

nounoccurrence

Synonyms for happenings

noun occurrence

Antonyms for happenings

Word Origin & History

mid-15c., "chance, luck," from present participle of happen; meaning "occurrence" is 1550s. Sense of "spontaneous event or display" is from 1959 in the argot of artists. Happenings "events" was noted by Fowler as a vogue word from c.1905.

Example Sentences for happenings

He sees the happenings in the household, but sees them in a light of his own.

Certainly, some happenings in this world of ours did not seem quite fair.

The happenings of the next few minutes were noisy and profane.

He seemed to be in a sort of waking dream and only dimly conscious of happenings about him.

"There is undoubtedly some connection between the two happenings," said Jeter.

The happenings which followed crowded it from his mind, and from Madeline's also, for that matter.

He passed on to speak of last night's happenings and of his escape.

By what means can news reach you here of the happenings of the world without?

A volley of musketry from below came to warn them of the happenings there.

Laspara is very summary in his version of that night's happenings.

happenings

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doings

hard news

lineup

program

programs

happenings

Synonyms for happenings

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