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knowing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
knowing
(adjective)
know
(verb)
knowing
/
ˈ
nowɪŋ/
adjective
knowing
/
ˈ
nowɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of KNOWING
always used before a noun
[
more knowing; most knowing
]
:
showing that you have special knowledge
a
knowing
look/glance/smile
She looked at us in a
knowing
way.
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