Definitions for winning
ˈwɪn ɪŋwin·ning

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Winning

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

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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. Dmitry Balyasny:

   It is no fun to work at a place if you are not winning.

2. Anthony Davis:

   You know, 10-11. I mean, we could go on a 10-game winning streak … now the narrative is different, you know, 10-game winning streak, we're 20-11. Now we'll shut everybody up. But it's on us. We're going to have to do it. It's not just going to be easy.

3. Kazuto Suzuki:

   This is a very politically sensitive time, and Suga wants to use the Olympics as a stepping stone for his success in the election, japan’s success in the Olympics and winning gold medals, and the Japanese people cheering and rooting for the Japanese athletes. Those kind of things are working positively for Suga.

4. United States:

   You can have the most talented people working for you, you can have the most talented players playing on the team, but if there is no collective one, if there is no collective goal, no team and no business can be successful with a poor culture, and in every successful team, nothing becomes bigger than winning. And when things and other things become bigger than performing and the will to win, that is when the culture is no longer good enough.

5. Eric Swalwell:

   I don't want to do it half-assed, i would want it to be a serious campaign that could be a winning campaign.

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