viewing

noun

view·​ing ˈvyü-iŋ How to pronounce viewing (audio)
: an act of seeing, watching, or taking a look
especially : an instance or the practice of watching television

Examples of viewing in a Sentence

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In terms of where the overall viewing is going, the dynamic duo of YouTube and Netflix rolls forward. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Primary viewing will be at the south end of Kellogg Park in La Jolla Shores and the surrounding park and beach areas near the La Jolla Shores Hotel and the Beach & Tennis Club, as well as La Jolla Cove. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025 That includes some of the viewing encapsulated in Luminate’s data, though only for the second week of episodes. Season 7 debuted on June 3. Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 June 2025 For those of us who remember that first shock-to-the-system viewing of Boyle’s 2002 survivalist tale, the idea of returning to this world now was both welcome and worrying. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for viewing

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of viewing was in 1535

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“Viewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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