Definitions for convincing
kənˈvɪn sɪŋcon·vinc·ing

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1. convincing(adj)

   causing one to believe the truth of something

   "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

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1. convincing(Adjective)

   Effective as proof or evidence.

   Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to convince the judge.

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1. Convincing

   of Convince

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'convincing' in Adjectives Frequency: #893

How to pronounce convincing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of convincing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of convincing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of convincing in a Sentence

1. Maxwell Planck:

   A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

2. Claude M. Bristol:

   These repetitive words and phrases are merely methods of convincing the subconscious mind.

3. Azaraksh Mokri:

   We really had a hard time convincing people that this is addiction.

4. Lisa Su:

   There was a little bit of convincing, the way we approached it was :' Look, let me tell you what I'm going to do and... it's going to take me three years before I have anything for you to look at, but I'm going to keep telling you, I'm going to keep showing you.' And that's really what we've done.

5. Suhail Shaheen:

   Asking for a ceasefire without reaching a political roadmap first, is not rational and convincing.

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