showing

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

Examples of showing in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Young's encouraging showing and all the offense wasn't enough to overcome the leaky defense. —CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025

The Avatar films have over-indexed with the more expensive experiential screens like IMAX and Dolby as well as 3D showings. —Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025

Saturday’s ugly showings, fairly or unfairly, will weaken the public perception of non-power teams in future CFP debates and formats. —Matt Baker, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025

The crowd was dominated by fans of the two finalist schools, mostly Texas A&M fans, but Nebraska fans made a strong showing again, too — their Cornhuskers lost to the Aggies in a regional final last week. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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