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convincing

/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/

convincing adjective: effective as proof or evidence. Also the present participle and gerund of convince.

Adjective

convincing (comparative more convincing, superlative most convincing)

  1. Effective as proof or evidence.
    • Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
    • While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355

Noun

convincing (countable and uncountable, plural convincings)

  1. The process by which somebody is convinced.
    • Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking, page 2

Also used as

convincing is also the present participle and gerund of convince.

convincing meaning in Malayalam and Kannada

convincing in Malayalam

ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു, ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തൽ

convincing in Kannada

ಮನವರಿಕೆ, ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ

Examples of convincing in a sentence

  • The prosecution presented a cogent argument, convincing the jury of the defendant's guilt.
  • His argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.
  • He is carrying off his act, convincing them he was a nuclear scientist.

All 40 example sentences with convincing

Forms of convincing

Adjective
comparativemore convincing
superlativemost convincing
Noun
pluralconvincings

Words formed from convincing

Questions about convincing

What does convincing mean?
Convincing means effective as proof or evidence.
What is convincing in Malayalam?
Convincing in Malayalam is ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു, ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തൽ. See Convincing meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is convincing?
Convincing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce convincing?
Convincing is pronounced /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/.

Words near convincing in the dictionary

  1. convincest
  2. convinceth
  3. convincibility
  4. convincible
  5. convincin'
  6. convincing
  7. convincingly
  8. convincingness
  9. convincings
  10. convinient
  11. convirensic acid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: convincing (page history and authors); convincing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); convincing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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