seeming Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
    seem; look; appear.
    • She seems to be sleeping
    • This appears to be a very difficult problem
    • This project looks fishy
    • They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
  2. verb seem to be true, probable, or apparent
    seem; appear.
    • It seems that he is very gifted
    • It appears that the weather in California is very bad
  3. verb appear to exist
    seem.
    • There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
  4. verb appear to one's own mind or opinion
    seem.
    • I seem to be misunderstood by everyone
    • I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
  5. adjective satellite appearing as such but not necessarily so
    apparent; ostensible.
    • for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
    • the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
    • the ostensible truth of their theories
    • his seeming honesty

WordNet

Seem"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth.
    My lord, you have lost a friend indeed; And I dare swear you borrow not that face Of seeming sorrow, it is sure your own. Shak.
Seem"ing noun
Definitions
  1. Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness.
    These keep Seeming and savor all the winter long. Shak.
  2. Apprehension; judgment. Obs. Chaucer.
    Nothing more clear unto their seeming. Hooker.
    His persuasive words, impregned With reason, to her seeming. Milton.

Webster 1913