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Showing vs Viewing - What's the difference?

showing | viewing |

As verbs the difference between showing and viewing

is that showing is present participle of lang=en while viewing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between showing and viewing

is that showing is an occasion when something is shown while viewing is an instance of viewing something.

showing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An occasion when something is shown.
  • We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
  • A result, a judgement.
  • He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.

    viewing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of viewing something.
  • The agent took them to the property for a viewing .
    I hated the film at first, but with subsequent viewings it has grown on me.
  • (senseid) A wake.