showingshow‧ing /ˈʃəʊɪŋ $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun 
I saw a private showing of the film. It was the comedy’s first showing on TV.2[singular] used to talk about a person’s or thing’s level of success: Choose the candidate who makes the best showing in the interview.strong/poor showing Women made a strong showing in the election.on ... showing British English On present showing (=judging by the way it is now), there’s a lot to do to get the newspaper’s sales up. On this showing (=judging by this example), she is becoming a very good writer indeed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- We went to the 7:30 showing at the theater on Third Avenue.
- But tomorrow it comes to the region for its second national showing.
- I rather gather Geoffrey, my youngest, has got a nice mare showing.
- In my view, the above-quoted explanations for the poor showing, although valid, are too superficial.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Choose the candidate who makes the best showing in the interview. Women made a strong showing in the election.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable] an occasion when a film, art show etc can be seen or looked at, especially a special occasion that people are invited to: Choose the candidate who makes the best showing in the interview. Women made a strong showing in the election.· Do you know what’s on at the cinema?
(also a film is on British English) (=it is being shown at a cinema)· The film is on at the Odeon Cinema.
· The gallery is showing a series of watercolour works.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Timber held its own, but needed a good showing from Southerns to do so.· It follows his good showing in Labour's shadow cabinet elections yesterday.· They will need a good showing to put themselves back in contention for a place in Britain's Olympic squad.· After his good showing the previous autumn Nathan was coming too.
· By comparison with this vitality, Chichester made a comparatively poor showing.· In my view, the above-quoted explanations for the poor showing, although valid, are too superficial.· The poor showing of school work experience is striking.· But the alternative - to have him believing her poor showing had been caused by drugs, was equally untenable.· The Social and Liberal Democrats also performed well - in contrast to their poor opinion poll showing.· For what a poor showing they had made, the four of them, that afternoon!· I'd make a very poor showing in a court.
· Morrison's strong showing in recent years reflects its performance as a recession-proof business.· Influenced by our strong local-government showing in Birmingham and the Midlands, I advised June and that was clearly the majority view.· As in the Patiño sale, decorative works of art made a strong showing.
VERB· By comparison with this vitality, Chichester made a comparatively poor showing.· The starter's flag had now officially fallen, and Peter McKenzie was determined to make an immediate showing.· Her husband Francis had made a slightly better showing than her daughter Jennifer, who was looking particularly ragged.· Twenty parties are registered to fight the election and some of the smaller ones are making a respectable showing.· Children comparing ideas about keeping healthy could make a class graph showing what they consider contributes to health.· But they make very little showing in the archaeological record.· I'd make a very poor showing in a court.
I saw a private showing of the film. It was the comedy’s first showing on TV.2[singular] used to talk about a person’s or thing’s level of success: Choose the candidate who makes the best showing in the interview.strong/poor showing Women made a strong showing in the election.on ... showing British English On present showing (=judging by the way it is now), there’s a lot to do to get the newspaper’s sales up. On this showing (=judging by this example), she is becoming a very good writer indeed.