showing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the display of a motion picture
    viewing; screening.
  2. noun something shown to the public
    exhibit; display.
    • the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
  3. verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
    exhibit; demo; demonstrate; present; show.
    • She shows her dogs frequently
    • We will demo the new software in Washington
  4. verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
    shew; demonstrate; show; establish; prove.
    • The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
    • The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
  5. verb provide evidence for
    show; evidence; testify; bear witness; prove.
    • The blood test showed that he was the father
    • Her behavior testified to her incompetence
  6. verb make visible or noticeable
    show.
    • She showed her talent for cooking
    • Show me your etchings, please
  7. verb show in, or as in, a picture
    picture; depict; render; show.
    • This scene depicts country life
    • the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
  8. verb give expression to
    evince; express; show.
    • She showed her disappointment
  9. verb indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
    show; indicate; designate; point.
    • I showed the customer the glove section
    • He pointed to the empty parking space
    • he indicated his opponents
  10. verb be or become visible or noticeable
    show up; show.
    • His good upbringing really shows
    • The dirty side will show
  11. verb indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
    read; record; register; show.
    • The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
    • The gauge read `empty'
  12. verb give evidence of, as of records
    show.
    • The diary shows his distress that evening
  13. verb take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
    usher; show.
    • The usher showed us to our seats
  14. verb finish third or better in a horse or dog race
    show.
    • he bet $2 on number six to show

WordNet


Show"ing noun
Definitions
  1. Appearance; display; exhibition.
  2. Presentation of facts; statement. J. S. Mill.

Webster 1913