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showing

[ shoh-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a show, display, or exhibition.
the act of putting something on display.
a performance or record considered for the impression it makes:
She made a bad showing in high school but did better in college.
a setting forth or presentation, as of facts or conditions.
Also called show piece. a rock specimen revealing the presence of a certain mineral.

showing

/ ˈʃəʊɪŋ /

Origin of showing¹

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

In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.

Almost all of the network and cable news channels said that they would not be showing the cartoons either.

The account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.

We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.

Such was the importance of showing the country that he was a “different kind of Democrat.”

A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her,—the light which, showing the way, forbids it.

From several doorways other men emerged, some of martial bearing, showing that the place was garrisoned to some extent.

They had proceeded a mile when Bruno came running back, showing by his manner he had news to impart.

An incident of the campaign of 1806 gave the Marshal's enemies an excellent opening for showing their dislike.

I have been accused of showing irreverence towards these barbarous kings and priests.

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