English

Alternative forms

• DIY-ing

Verb

DIYing

1. present participle of DIY
   • 1997, Miranda Castro, Homeopathic Guide to Stress, St. Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-29180-9, page 231,

     Once you have strained any muscle – whether exercising or DIYing or giving birth – it is important to take immediate action.

   • 2000, Mary M. Talbot, All the World and Her Husband: Women in Twentieth-Century Consumer Culture, Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0-304-70152-1, page 139,

     Women were rarely shown actually DIYing, though, which suggests the product manufacturers behind the advertising saw women’s role as primarily designers and decision-makers.

   • 2004, Rachel Cunningham-Day, The Girls’ Guide to Wealth, upublish.com, ISBN 1-58112-506-2, page 113,

     If you want to colour your hair but achieve expensive looking results you don’t have many options. Either stay very close to your natural hair colour or visit a salon on a trainee night and choose something more adventurous. If DIYing you can use a permanent hair colour to cover grey or just give your hair even tone and gloss.

   • 2007, Linda Bird, Look Gorgeous Always: Find It, Fake It, Flaunt It, Perigee, ISBN 0-399-53304-4, page 111,

     A salon treatment is usually more effective, but buy a lemon if you’re DIYing, which can remove stains from your palms.