# appearing

Pronunciation: say "uh-PEER-ing" /əˈpɪəɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of appear. — present participle and gerund of appear
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of appear. Use this -ing form for something happening now or for naming the action itself.
   - _Cracks were appearing in the old plaster ceiling after the earthquake._
   - _He grew comfortable appearing before large live audiences._

## Noun

2. The act of coming into view; an instance of becoming visible.
   - Simple: The act of coming into view or showing up somewhere.
   - _The unexpected appearing of a figure in the doorway froze the whole room._
   - _Sailors welcomed the appearing of land on the horizon after weeks at sea._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/appearing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).