SHOWING
Dictionary entry overview: What does showing mean?
• SHOWING (noun)
The noun SHOWING has 2 senses:
1. the display of a motion picture
2. something shown to the public
Familiarity information: SHOWING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHOWING (noun)
Meaning:
The display of a motion picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
screening; showing; viewing
Hypernyms ("showing" is a kind of...):
display (exhibiting openly in public view)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "showing"):
preview (a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public)
Meaning:
Something shown to the public
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
display; exhibit; showing
Context example:
the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
Hypernyms ("showing" is a kind of...):
show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "showing"):
parade (a visible display)
light show (a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns)
