showing

[ shoh-ing ]
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noun
  1. a show, display, or exhibition.

  2. the act of putting something on display.

  1. a performance or record considered for the impression it makes:She made a bad showing in high school but did better in college.

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

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

Origin of showing

1
First recorded before 950; Middle English schewing (gerund), Old English scēawung; see show, -ing1

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showing

/ (ˈʃəʊɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a presentation, exhibition, or display

  2. manner of presentation; performance

  1. evidence

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