Standard Lemma guide

viewing

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: V Y UW1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Related to or for viewing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of viewing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A wake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of view

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there's no weeping at an Irish wake

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vigil, watch

6

noun

Meaning 6

the display of a motion picture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: screening, showing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: display

Narrower terms: preview

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: visivo — Translations
  • Spanish: televisivo — Translations
Real reading context

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