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convicting

convicting is the present participle and gerund of convict.

Meaning of convict

Verb

convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted)

  1. (transitive) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
    • He was a convicted felon.
    Synonyms:
    sentence, disapprove
  2. To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
    • Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is standing by his decision not to integrate Apple’s CarPlay into the company’s EVs, even as rivals embrace it. […] Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Scaringe said Rivian aims to build a “seamless digital experience” entirely within its own software ecosystem. This...2025 October 16, EV.com Staff, quoting RJ Scaringe, “Rivian CEO Stands Firm on Skipping Apple CarPlay, Calls It a “Convicted” Decision”, in EV.com

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Questions about convicting

What is convicting the present participle and gerund of?
Convicting is the present participle and gerund of convict.

Words near convicting in the dictionary

  1. convictdom
  2. convicted
  3. convictee
  4. convictees
  5. convicthood
  6. convicting
  7. conviction
  8. convictional
  9. convictions
  10. convictism
  11. convictive

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