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showing away

showing away is the present participle and gerund of show away.

Meaning of show away

Verb

show away (third-person singular simple present shows away, present participle showing away, simple past showed away, past participle shown away)

  1. (archaic) To show off.
    • I behaved with sense and propriety, & did not attempt at all to show away […].1763, James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull, London Journal 1762-1763, Penguin, published 2014, page 260

Questions about showing away

What is showing away the present participle and gerund of?
Showing away is the present participle and gerund of show away.

Words near showing away in the dictionary

  1. showing
  2. showing a clean pair of heels
  3. showing a leg
  4. showing ankle
  5. showing around
  6. showing away
  7. showing cause
  8. showing colour
  9. showing down
  10. showing finger
  11. showing fingers

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