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winning definition

win·ning (win′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that wins; victorious
  2. attractive; charming

noun

  1. the action of a person that wins; victory
  2. something won, esp. money
  3. a shaft, bed, etc. in a coal mine, opened for mining

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winning Synonyms

winning

modif.

  1. Engaging

    attractive, charming, dazzling, courteous, agreeable, gratifying, acceptable, cute, cunning.

    Antonyms ugly*, repulsive*, loathsome. *

  2. Victorious

    champion, conquering, leading; see triumphant.


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winning Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hit: And when Giles hit the winning runs I wasn't that surprised.

Adjective modifier

  • potential: I dont know why, I guess its the " potential winnings " you could get.

Modifies a noun

  • streak: She's not forgiven me for my winning streak back in March.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: Second, elections are obviously about winning - but a good vote can lay the basis for future elections.

Noun used with modifier

  • lottery: One could try this with the National Lottery - I'll give the Buyer X % of my lottery winnings.

Possessives

  • establishment: Remain but the establishment's winnings last month to the recently.
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winning quotes

The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning.It'snothingofthekind.Thegame isabout glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.

-Blanchflower, Danny (Robert Dennio)

But afterall it's not the winning that matters, is it? Or is it? It'söto coinawordötheamenitiesthatcount: thesmell of the dandelions, the puff of the pipe, the click of the bat, the rain on the neck, the chill down the spine, the slow, exquisite coming on of sunset and dinner and rheumatism.

-Cooke, (Alfred) Alistair

The most important thing in the Olympic games is not winning but taking partöjust as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

-Coubertin, Pierre de, Baron

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