Collocations for "showing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "showing" in context.
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- show [a house, an apartment]
- show [an ad, a movie]
- show and tell
- (that) shows [dedication, commitment]
- show (some) interest
- not showing [much, any] interest (in)
- show [an increase, a decrease] (in)
- show a [significant, strong, unexpected] change
- is showing some [improvement, promise]
- show [signs, evidence] of
- show me your [hands, dog, new toys]
- showed us the way (to)
- show me what you have
- show me some support
- show you (that) I am [serious, telling the truth]
- show [everyone, the world] that
- show that I [care for, love] her
- showed me how to [build, make, finish]
- you sure showed him!
- you're showing your age
- show you to the [door, exit]
- [I'll, let me] show you out
- just [serves, goes] to show
- the [stain, mark] didn't show
- vulgar, slang: does my [ass, butt, belly] show in this?
- [11 weeks] (pregnant) and (is) starting to show
- show off your (new) [car, toy, phone]
- stop showing off!
- showed up uninvited
- showed her up (in front of her friends)
- a [TV, television, radio, theater] show
- an [online, internet] show
- a [game, talk, talent, cooking, comedy] show
- [take part, appear, play] on a [game] show
- the [school, class, end-of-year] show
- a [good, bad, funny, sad, great] show
- a [morning, evening, nighttime, daytime] show
- a [daily, weekly, monthly] show
- a [car, trade, travel, boat] show
- the annual [car] show
- go to (see) a show (at)
- [present, direct, produce] a show
- dinner and a show
- sexually explicit: gave him a show (in the bedroom)
- [make, put on] a [poor, sorry] show
- put on quite a show (for)
- [is, went] on show
- let's [have, see] a show of hands
- a show of [art, sculptures, painting]
- in a show of [wealth, courage, strength, skill, support]
- there was another no-show today at [school, university]
- UK: had her (bloody) show
- [singing, performing] show tunes
- in the show notes
- (tour of) one of their show homes
- [was, faced] a show trial
'showing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acquisition
- affection
- aging
- anxiety
- arrow
- artwork
- attrition
- billboard
- booklet
- butt
- cleavage
- convention
- correct
- coverage
- dismal
- distress
- document
- double
- empathy
- enthusiasm
- exploits
- facade
- fatigue
- favor
- fight
- formal
- graph
- hate
- hopeful
- improvement
- invaluable
- jagged
- jewel
- kick
- least
- midnight
- muscle
- now
- outfit
- piercing
- point
- premier
- progress
- promise
- proof
- prowess
- repeat
- schedule
- screen
- series