/shoh"ing/ , n.
1. a show, display, or exhibition.
2. the act of putting something on display.
3. a performance or record considered for the impression it makes: She made a bad showing in high school but did better in college.
4. a setting forth or presentation, as of facts or conditions.
5. Also called show piece . a rock specimen revealing the presence of a certain mineral.
[ bef. 950; ME schewing (ger.), OE sceawung; see SHOW, -ING 1 ]