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knowin'

knowin' is the pronunciation spelling of knowing.

Meaning of knowing

Adjective

knowing (comparative more knowing, superlative most knowing)

  1. Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
    • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
  2. Deliberate, wilful.
  3. Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
    • a knowing rascal
  4. (archaic) Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
    • ‘I was a raw boy from College, and fancied it very knowing to marry a girl that all the young fellows of my acquaintance reckoned so confounded handsome.’1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 173
  5. Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
    • Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile.2017 July 30, Ali Barthwell, “Ice and fire finally meet in a front-loaded episode of Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

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Knowin' is the pronunciation spelling of knowing.

Words near knowin' in the dictionary

  1. knowful
  2. knowfulness
  3. knowhatimean
  4. knowhow
  5. knowhows
  6. knowin'
  7. knowing
  8. knowing a B from a battledore
  9. knowing A from B
  10. knowing about
  11. knowing any better

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