viewing

1 of 2

noun

view·​ing ˈvyü-iŋ 

: an act of seeing, watching, or taking a look

especially : an instance or the practice of watching television

viewing

2 of 2

present participle of view entry 2

Examples of viewing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This is not soothing nature-doc viewing, but instead, a clear-eyed stare into the face of death — with a dash of marital angst, too. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

Last month, The Guardian reported that the British Museum privately hosted billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel for a VIP viewing of the tapestry. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The two leaders and their spouses will join King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a private viewing of the 230-foot (70-meter) tapestry, a 1,000-year-old symbol of Anglo-French relations that depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Smooth plaster tunnels extending from the gallery edges lead you, like portals to another world, to three respite-providing viewing points. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1535, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewing

• brewing
• chewing
• cooing
• cueing
• dewing
• doing
• ewing
• gluing
• hewing
• mewing
• queueing
• queuing