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• present participle of show.

showing

American  

[shoh-ing] / ˈʃoʊ ɪŋ /

noun

• showings
  plural

1. a show, display, or exhibition.

2. the act of putting something on display.

3. a performance or record considered for the impression it makes.

   She made a bad showing in high school but did better in college.

4. a setting forth or presentation, as of facts or conditions.

5. Also called show piece. a rock specimen revealing the presence of a certain mineral.

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showing British  

/ ˈʃəʊɪŋ /

noun

1. a presentation, exhibition, or display

2. manner of presentation; performance

3. evidence

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• showings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of showing

First recorded before 950; Middle English schewing (gerund), Old English scēawung; see show, -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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showing showings

International Business Machines reported a higher third-quarter profit and growing revenue across its software and infrastructure segments, as the company looks to prove to investors that its disappointing second-quarter showing was just a blip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Either way, the importance of the hazard ratio goes beyond showing how well the vaccine works in this subset of melanoma patients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Through it all, Vance seems to be hoping that the crowd that sees his “Christian charity” face isn’t the same one showing up to hoot at his lame “no homo” jokes about the devout Talarico.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

For example, this Schultz book “Land Sickness,” the style of it is to render the audience sensitive to this issue just by the osmosis of showing how much it affects you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

He was all amazement, teeth showing yellow, eyes too eager.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“Since that, it’s been nothing, no scheduled showings, no offers, no nothing from people who have looked at it before,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Greg Desrosiers Jr. and Amar Johnson also didn’t make the roster despite promising showings during the preseason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Armagh Planetarium hosted four, sold-out showings on Tuesday, and another four will be held on Thursday.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The latest polls suggest that a full 20 percent of the electorate intends to vote for the bin, a gigantic improvement on any of Binface’s past showings, and in any case an embarrassment for Farage.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

My mom was so scattered, just barely getting to her house showings on time, always rummaging around in cabinets and closets for something she couldn’t find.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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