showing
Plural: showings
Noun
- An exhibition, display, or presentation of something.
- the display of a motion picture
- something shown to the public
- An occasion when something is shown.
- A result, a judgement.
Verb
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- provide evidence for
- make visible or noticeable
- show in, or as in, a picture
- give expression to
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be or become visible or noticeable
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- give evidence of, as of records
- take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
- finish third or better in a horse or dog race
- present participle and gerund of show
Examples
- He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
- His current SHOWING on the Scrabble board was impressive, but not unbeatable.
- We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English schewynge, schewand, schewande, schewende, from Old English sċēawiende, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, observe”), equivalent to show + -ing.
Synonyms
bear witness, demo, demonstrate, depict, designate, display, establish, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, indicate, picture, point, present, prove, read, record, register, render, screening, shew, show, show up, testify, usher, viewing
Scrabble Score: 14
showing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordshowing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
showing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary