viewing
VYOO-ing/ˈvjuːɪŋ/
Pluralviewings
Pluralviewings
- 1A single time when you look at or watch something.
We went to an early viewing of the apartment.
The museum offered free viewings all weekend.
Similarshowing, inspection
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- 2Present participle and gerund of view. Use this -ing form for something happening now or as an action word.
She is viewing the paintings in the next room.
He spent the evening viewing old family photographs.
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- 3Made for or used when watching something.
The cinema has a large viewing room upstairs.
They set up a special viewing area for the guests.
- 4A time when people come to see the body of someone who has died, before the funeral.
The family held a viewing at the funeral home on Friday.
Hundreds of people came to the viewing to say goodbye.
Similarwake, visitation
Showing meanings only.
viewing is a form of view
view, verb: To look at something. Full entry
- Spelling
- view → viewing: add -ing
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