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- [shoh-ing]
- /ˈʃoʊ ɪŋ/
- /ˈʃəʊ.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoh-ing]
- /ˈʃoʊ ɪŋ/
Definitions of showing word
- noun showing a theatrical production, performance, or company. 1
- noun showing a radio or television program. 1
- noun showing a motion picture. 1
- noun showing an exposition for dealers or the public of products by various manufacturers in a particular industry, usually held in an exhibition hall, convention facility, or the like: the annual boat show. 1
- noun showing any kind of public exhibition or exposition: a show of Renoirs. 1
- noun showing ostentatious display: nothing but mere show. 1
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Origin of showing
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English schewing (gerund), Old English scēawung; see show, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Showing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
showing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
showing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for showing
noun showing
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- county fair — a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- divulgence — a divulging.
prep showing
- as regards — You can use as regards to indicate the subject that is being talked or written about.
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
adj showing
- demonstrative — Someone who is demonstrative shows affection freely and openly.
- featuring — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- highlighting — to emphasize or make prominent.
preposition showing
- epithetical — Alternative form of epithetic.
- of — (used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.): within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one's money.
adjective showing
- exposed — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
Antonyms for showing
noun showing
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- fig leaf — the leaf of a fig tree.
- hide out — British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
adj showing
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
adjective showing
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
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