SHOWING Definition & Meaning

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showing

[ shoh-ing ]

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noun

a show, display, or exhibition.
the act of putting something on display.
a performance or record considered for the impression it makes:
She made a bad showing in high school but did better in college.
a setting forth or presentation, as of facts or conditions.
Also called show piece. a rock specimen revealing the presence of a certain mineral.

showing

/ ˈʃəʊɪŋ /

noun

a presentation, exhibition, or display
manner of presentation; performance
evidence

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of showing¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English schewing (gerund), Old English ��ŧ��ɳܲԲ�; show, -ing ¹

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With goals flowing, two clean sheets on the bounce and substitutes showing they can make a difference, it showed England could be peaking at just the right time.

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I’m sure the filmmakers know that Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater wasn’t showing “The Lost Boys” that May.

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And now, they are showing up in almost every big-league clubhouse.

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When Fileto got custody of her three grandchildren last year, she said they were so malnourished that their bones were showing.

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But showing up doesn’t necessarily have to mean bowing down.

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