/ ˈʃəʊɪŋ; NAmE ˈʃoʊ-/ noun
1.
an act of showing a film / movie :
There are three showings a day.
2.
[ usually sing. ] evidence of how well or how badly sb/sth is performing :
the strong / poor showing of the Green Party in the election
On (= judging by) last week's showing, the team is unlikely to win today.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English scēawung .