Meaning of showing in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• 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.

noun

• 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.