showing

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noun

show·​ing ˈshō-iŋ 

1

a

: an act or an instance of putting something (such as an artist's work) on view : display

b

: the presentation of a movie

c

: show sense 5a

fashion showings

2

: performance, record

made a good showing in competition

3

a

: a statement or presentation of a case

b

: appearance, evidence

showing

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present participle of show entry 1

Examples of showing in a Sentence

Noun

The movie's last showing tonight is at 10:30.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

All six podium finishers at Berlin were also wearing the same shoe, a showing even more impressive than when all three men’s medal runners at the 2016 Olympics wore the original Nike Vaporfly. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 1 Nov. 2026

Democrats are also seeing a good showing in Osceola and Seminole counties. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Her latest showing, the Richard Saltoun show, is on view through Friday. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

However, despite the strong showing from its cloud business, investors sold off and Alphabet’s after-hours stock price dropped more than 11% following the release of its quarterly results on Wednesday. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for showing

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• glowing
• going
• growing
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• rowing

Legal Definition

showing

noun

show·​ing

: an act or instance of establishing through evidence and argument

appears to require a more specific showing of need by those who seek to perform drug-testing

—D. A. Grossbaum

failed to make a prima facie showing of a constitutional violation warranting suppression of the evidence