showing

Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/

The English word “showing” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

An occasion when something is shown.
A result, a judgement.

Etymology

From Middle English schewynge, schewand, schewande, schewende, from Old English sċēawiende, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, observe”), equivalent to show + -ing.

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