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showing

  • noun
  • /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/

An occasion when something is shown.

Example

“We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.”

Other meanings

  1. A result, a judgement.

    “He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.”

Synonyms

  • display
  • exhibit

Example sentences

  • “I wonder why they aren't showing up.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Is the economy showing signs of growth?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Here he is showing up!”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sċēawung".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “showing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.