Definition of SHOWING

showing

Meanings

Plural: showings

Noun

  • 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

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.

Antonyms

disprove, hide

Scrabble Score: 14

showing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
showing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
showing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

showing is a valid Words With Friends word