showing
the display of a motion picture
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,747 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,410 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the display of a motion picture also: screening, viewing
- something shown to the public also: display, exhibit the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
showing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The upper part of her body was bare, showing two beautifully pointed breasts.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Then the old man turned with a face of apoplectic terror dimly showing in the twilight.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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The light of dawn fell on a heap of gray dust, a few brassy looking particles showing here and there.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1