showing

[ shoh-ing ]

noun

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.

showing

/ ˈʃəʊɪŋ /

noun

1. a presentation, exhibition, or display
2. manner of presentation; performance
3. evidence

Word History and Origins

Origin of showing¹

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

Related Words

• performance
• presentation