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Definition of knowing
1 : having or reflecting knowledge, information, or intelligence
2a : shrewdly and keenly alert : astute a knowing observerb : indicating possession of exclusive inside knowledge or information a knowing smile
3 : cognitive
4 : deliberate knowing interference in the affairs of another
knowingly
adverbknowingness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
First Known Use of knowing
14th century
Examples of knowing in a Sentence
She looked at us in a knowing way.
exchanged a knowing look with her business partner during the sales presentation
Recent Examples of knowing from the Web
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His dark night of the soul takes him to the Pleasant Beach House, a bar and brothel, where his visit with Amanda Drinkall's marvelous Belle is both comic and oddly lovely on its way to a messy sort of knowing.
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The knowing references, however, grow flat and repetitive, leaving behind a movie that, as snapped together, plays like less than the sum of its parts.
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Emanuel agreed to a consent decree in January knowing Trump had been elected.
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Zitter’s book shows how knowing when to do nothing is as vital to being a good doctor as knowing when to do everything.
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Some of the things that contractors were paid to do were very dangerous and often times these Americans suffered severe injuries, mental health issues and death without the public knowing.
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Marie D. Brown is a child of the Civil Rights Era and her knowledge and wisdom instilled in me a knowing of the excellence that too often, remains silenced in our media.
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This, say the knowing, is the mark of a good edition.
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Then there’s our easy access to information that makes people feel all-knowing.
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First Known Use of knowing
14th century
KNOWING Defined for English Language Learners
knowing
Definition of knowing for English Language Learners
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: showing that you have special knowledge
KNOWING Defined for Kids
knowing
Definition of knowing for Students
1 : having or showing special knowledge, information, or intelligence
2 : shrewdly and keenly alert The baby looked around with knowing eyes.
knowingly
adverbLaw Dictionary
knowing
Legal Definition of knowing
1 : having or reflecting knowledge a knowing and intelligent waiver of counsel — see also intelligent
2 : deliberate 2 knowing possession knowing endangerment — compare mens rea
knowingly
adverbLearn More about knowing
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