Appearing

//əˈpɪəɹ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    appearance; act of coming into view

    "Sudden and extensive disappearings and fresh appearings would startle and confound us, and if continued, would shatter our sense of personality out of us."

  2. 2
    formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of appear form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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apparentapparitionappearanceappearanceavatarcoming

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"There was no sign of dinner appearing before I left."

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