Noun: showing show-ing
- The display of a motion picture
"The first showing of the film was met with critical acclaim";
- screening, viewing
- Something shown to the public
"The art gallery's first showing was well attended";
- display, exhibit
- Make visible or noticeable
"Show me your etchings, please"; "She showed her talent for cooking"
- Make evident or clear
"She showed her disappointment";
- express, evince [formal]
- Give an exhibition of to an interested audience
"She shows her dogs frequently";
- demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate, showcase
- Make clear the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
"The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture";
- prove, demonstrate, establish, shew [Brit, archaic]
- Identify or make clear which place, direction, person, or thing is meant
"I showed the customer the glove section";
- indicate, point, designate
- Be or become visible or noticeable
"His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"; "His good upbringing really shows up";
- show up
- Show in, or as in, a picture
"This scene shows country life";
- picture, depict, render
- Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero";
- read, register, record
- Give evidence of, as of records
"The diary shows his distress that evening"
- (law) provide evidence for
"The blood test showed that he was the father";
- testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, witness
- Take (someone) to their seats, as in theatres or auditoriums
"he showed us to our seats";
- usher
- Finish third or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to show"
Derived forms: showings
See also: ostentate [archaic]
Type of: affirm, alter, appear, change, conduct, confirm, convey, corroborate, direct, display, guide, indicate, inform, interpret, lead, modify, race, represent, run, show, substantiate, support, sustain, take
Antonym: conceal
Encyclopedia: Show, do not tell