appearing

uh-PEER-ing/əˈpɪəɹ.ɪŋ/

2 meanings of appearing

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of appear. Use this -ing form for something happening now or for naming the action itself.
She kept appearing at the door without ever knocking first.
The same actor is appearing in two different plays this season.
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2
noununcountable
The act of coming into view or showing up somewhere.
Like the moment something you were waiting for finally comes into sight.
We waited all night for the appearing of the first stars.
The sudden appearing of his name on the list shocked her.
Similarappearance, emergence
Oppositedisappearance
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appearing is a form of appear

appear, verb: To seem to be something, or to seem true from what you can see or know. Full entry

Forms: appearappears he/she/itappearing -ing formappeared past tense, past participle
Spelling: appear → appearing: add -ing

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