showing
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Definitions ofshowing
- To display, to have somebody see (something).
Example: "All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."
- To bestow; to confer.
- To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
- To guide or escort.
Example: "Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome."
- To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
Example: "At length, his gloom showed."
- To put in an appearance; show up.
Example: "We waited for an hour, but they never showed."
- To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
- (racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
Example: "In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars."
- To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
- An occasion when something is shown.
Example: "We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie."
- A result, a judgement.
Example: "He made a poor showing at his first time at bat."
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