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

This wasn’t the prettiest showing of Dream basketball, but their ability to share the load carried them through. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026

For a couple, that requires a showing of about $20,000 in annual pension income from outside the country. — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

On the Sunday night of The Odyssey‘s opening weekend, Paul Dergarabedian managed to get tickets to a 70mm showing at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre—a packed house, the format filmmaker Christopher Nolan had insisted the film be seen in. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Even Melius Research — which has one of the few hold ratings on the stock — acknowledged that despite concerns the firm still has with the company’s software-as-a-service business, the results were a strong showing for Microsoft. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 July 2026

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