SHOWING


Meaning of SHOWING in English

show ‧ ing /ˈʃəʊɪŋ $ ˈʃoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun

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:

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.