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- [win-ing]
- /ˈwɪn ɪŋ/
- /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [win-ing]
- /ˈwɪn ɪŋ/
Definitions of winning word
- noun winning a victory, as in a game or horse race. 1
- noun winning the position of the competitor who comes in first in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare place (def 27b), show (def 27). 1
- noun winning Slang. a success, or something good: She was having a bad week, so she really needed a win. Compare fail (def 14a). the state or quality of being successful or good: There was so much win in last night’s episode! Compare fail (def 14b). 1
- adjective winning Slang. successful or competent. Compare fail (def 19b). very good or of high quality; awesome: To hear him play, now that was win! Compare fail (def 19c). 1
- verb without object winning to finish first in a race, contest, or the like. 1
- verb without object winning to succeed by striving or effort: He applied for a scholarship and won. 1
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Origin of winning
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (noun); see win1, -ing1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Winning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
winning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
winning usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for winning
adjective winning
- charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
- captivating — Someone or something that is captivating fascinates or attracts you.
- endearing — Inspiring love or affection.
- engaging — Charming and attractive.
- persuasive — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
noun winning
- obtaining — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- attainment — The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
- capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- by-play — secondary action or talking carried on apart while the main action proceeds, esp in a play
- subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
adverb winning
- in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
Antonyms for winning
adjective winning
- unprepossessing — that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.
- losing — causing or suffering loss.
- unsuccessful — not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- forfeiting — a fine; penalty.
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