Definitions for winning
ˈwɪn ɪŋwin·ning

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winningadjective

   succeeding with great difficulty

   "winning is not everything"

2. victorious, winningadjective

   having won

   "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

3. fetching, taking, winningadjective

   very attractive; capturing interest

   "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winningadjective

   That constitutes a win.

2. winningadjective

   That leads to success.

   a winning formula, strategy, etc.

3. winningadjective

   Attractive.

   a winning smile

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winningnoun

   The sum won.

   Etymology: from win.

   A simile in one of Congreve’s prologues compares a writer to a buttering gamester, that stakes all his winnings upon every cast; so that if he loses the last throw, he is sure to be undone. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

2. Winningparticipial adj.

   Attractive; charming.

   Etymology: from win.

   Yet less fair,
   Less winning soft, less amiably mild,
   Than that smooth wat’ry image. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   On her, as queen,
   A pomp of winning graces waited still;
   And from about her shot darts of desire
   Into all eyes, to wish her still in sight. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Cato’s soul
   Shines out in every thing she acts or speaks,
   While winning mildness and attractive smiles
   Dwell in her looks, and with becoming grace
   Soften the rigour of her father’s virtues. Joseph Addison, Cato.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winning

   Winning is a pop rock single originally written and recorded by Russ Ballard on his 1976 album of the same name. It was subsequently recorded by Latin rock band Santana for the 1981 album, Zebop!. The lead vocal on the Santana version was performed by Alex Ligertwood. It was the sixth track on the album and was released as the third single (backed with "Brightest Star") and as a promotional music video. The Santana version reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and number 17 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number 12 in South Africa.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winning

   Winning generally refers to achieving the first position, succeeding in a competition, struggle, conflict or endeavor, or obtaining a desired objective or result. This can be in the context of sports, games, business, wars or personal aspirations. It often implies surpassing others or overcoming challenges or obstacles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winning

   of Win

2. Winningadjective

   attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address

3. Winningnoun

   the act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition

4. Winningnoun

   the money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural

5. Winningnoun

   a new opening

6. Winningnoun

   the portion of a coal field out for working

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Winning

   Winning is a 1969 American motion picture starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. A number of racecar drivers and people associated with racing appear in the film, including Bobby Unser, Tony Hulman, Bobby Grim, Dan Gurney, Roger McCluskey, and Bruce Walkup.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winning

   win′ing, adj. and n.—n. Win′ner.—adv. Win′ningly. [Win.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winningadjective

   Gaming Machines; If a machine or entity knows the quantum of your bet, and that machine or entity makes a payment to you under the heading of a win it is only true if the payment is greater than the wager.

   Gaming Machines; If a machine or entity knows the quantum of your bet, and that machine or entity makes a payment to you under the heading of a "win" it is only true if the payment is greater than the wager. EG; You win $20, however you bet $60 the machine or entity cannot pass of the $20 payment as a "win" when your net position is down by $40 or your Net position remains the same.

   
   

   Submitted by swroyce on April 4, 2022  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WINNING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Winning is ranked #34314 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Winning surname appeared 661 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Winning.
   
   95.1% or 629 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'winning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3164

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'winning' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4001

How to pronounce winning?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say winning in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of winning in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of winning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of winning in a Sentence

1. Reed Hastings:

   I think about it really as us winning time away, entertainment time, from other activities, instead of doing Xbox or Fortnite or YouTube or HBO or a long list, we want to win and provide a better experience.

2. Sonny Gray:

   I knew how this game was going to play out, i just was focused on winning this game. We needed to win this game.

3. The Northern Irishman:

   Maybe this is what’s needed to end up winning this thing at the end, a change of golf course, it always been a great place to start the year for me. I’ve always played pretty well and hopefully I can continue that trend this week.

4. Jerry Kilgore:

   Republicans have a lot of work to do. They have to be able to reach the suburbs with a message that's a winning message. They haven't been able to do that in several years now, those issues have to be issues that are based on the suburb's issues, which would be education, public safety, dealing with Covid.

5. Ashley Walker:

   There's a lot of opportunity in Florida, but we have to get the fundamentals of winning, which is voter registration and messaging, before we get to a path to victory.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=winning
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Winning
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=winning
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winning
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=winning
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=winning
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html