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showing en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ (General-American)

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.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of show
   form of show

Forms

showing en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English schewyng, schewinge, from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwungu, from Proto-Germanic *skawwungō, equivalent to show + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“inspection, survey”), German Schauung (“vision”).

Meanings

1. An occasion when something is shown.
   • We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
2. A result, a judgement.
   • He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.

Forms

Deriveds

showing off · showing finger

Translations (12)

nb visning (occasion) · fi näytös (occasion) · bg представяне (result) · es función (occasion) · es tanda (occasion) · sv visning (occasion) · it figura (result) · enm schewynge (occasion) · de Vorführung (occasion) · fi näyttö (occasion) · fi esitys (result) · bg показване (occasion)