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. Spencer Turnbull:

   It’s almost frustrating, i almost did a good job today and then I didn’t. So, it cost us. I finish the game the way I should have, we probably end up winning. So, that one is on me.

2. Elina Svitolina:

   Definitely for me, my goal is to be number one. In Ukraine, being number one is something bigger (than winning a grand slam) because lots of people (notice you) if you are number one in the world, for the tennis world, winning a grand slam might be better but for people who do not know tennis, being number one gets more attention.

3. Nainoa Johsens:

   It’s not going to be winning the AAPI vote outright, it’s going to be the GOP earning more votes while Democrats keep losing Asian voters. They’re going to be the margin of victory in close races, whether that’s in Nevada, whether that’s Texas, Arizona or Georgia, we’ve made inroads in places that people in the past didn’t traditionally think the GOP would.

4. Kyle Lowry:

   There’s no extra motivation, i did n’t care about anything other than winning this game.

5. Brent Dewar:

   A lot of people see cars racing and they love the sport for the sporting element of cars winning, and racing and passing, behind all of that is pure science. It's the horse power, and it's drag and it's aerodynamics.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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