knowing
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knowing
- /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ UK
- /naːɪn/ Northumbria
- /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
Where it comes from
From know + -ing.
adjective more knowing · most knowing
- Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
- Deliberate, wilful.
- Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. a knowing rascal
- 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.’
- 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.
Similar: knowful
preposition
- Given my knowledge about someone or something. Knowing you, you would try not to be late for school.
verb
- present participle and gerund of know
noun knowings
- The act or condition of having knowledge. Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.
