showing
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of show
Synonyms
making clear
raree-show
direction giving
making apparent
making evident
making manifest
making visible
showing all round
gross rating point
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
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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show
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- To display, to have somebody see (something).
- To bestow; to confer.
- To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
- To guide or escort.
- To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
- (informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
- (informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
- To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
- To reveal one's hand of cards.
- (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
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