knowing

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

knowing (comparative more knowing, superlative most knowing)

1. Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
   • South

     The knowing and intelligent part of the world.

2. Shrewd or showing clever awareness.

   a knowing rascal

3. Suggestive of private knowledge.
   • 2017 July 30, Ali Barthwell, “Ice and fire finally meet in a front-loaded episode of Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile.

4. Deliberate

knowing

1. present participle of know

• knowingly

knowing (plural knowings)

1. The act or condition of having knowledge.
   • 2009, Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)

     Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.