English Explanatory Dictionary

showing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of show
noun
  1. An occasion when something is shown.
  2. A result, a judgement.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ en-us-showing.ogg

Word forms

showing shewing showings

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.

Derived words

showing finger showing off
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