showing

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/
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/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ · /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

Definition of showing

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of show
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of show

noun

  1. An occasion when something is shown.
    “We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.”
  2. A result, a judgement.
    “He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.”

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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.

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