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

Missouri’s defense made big plays This Tigers’ defense has kept the team in plenty of games, and on Saturday, the defense worked hard to maintain that standard for one last showing at Faurot Field. —Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025

Campbell burst into the majors this season with a strong showing in the first two months of the season. —Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025

That’s a decent showing (good, not great), particularly because All’s Fair only had three days to rack up viewership during this interval. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

Wall Street is hoping to recover today from its worst showing in a month. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 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