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showing

SaySHOH-ing/ˈʃoʊɪŋ/UK/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/

Noun pluralshowings

3 meanings of showing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of show. Use this -ing form when something is being shown right now.

    She is showing the new students around the school.

    The teacher kept showing us how to solve the problem.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    An event where something is put on display so people can see it.

    The art showing opens on Friday night.

    We went to a film showing at the library.

    Similarscreening, viewing, exhibition, presentation, performance

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    How well someone or something does in a contest or test.

    The team made a strong showing in the finals.

    Her showing at the science fair impressed the judges.

    Similarperformance, result, display, appearance

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showing is a form of show

show, verb: To let someone see something, to put it where they can look at it. Full entry

Forms
showshows he/she/itshowing -ing formshowed past tenseshown past participle
Spelling
show → showing: add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

This comes from Old English sċēawiende, the '-ing' form of the verb 'show', which came from an old Germanic word meaning 'to look' or 'observe'.

Meanings 2–3

This comes from Old English sċēawung, meaning 'a looking at' or 'a show', and is 'show' plus '-ing'.