English Online Dictionary. What means winning? What does winning mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ
Verb
winning
- present participle and gerund of win
Derived terms
- winnings
Adjective
winning (comparative more winning or winninger, superlative most winning or winningest)
- That constitutes a win.
- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- That leads to success.
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- Attractive.
- a winning smile
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
winning (plural winnings)
- The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
- (chiefly in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
- (mining) A new opening.
- The portion of a coalfield out for working.
Related terms
See also
- winnings
- winningest
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch winninge, equivalent to winnen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.nɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: win‧ning
- Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ
Noun
winning f (plural winningen, diminutive winninkje n)
- acquisition, gain
- extraction
Derived terms
- broodwinning
- oliewinning
Middle English
Noun
winning
- Alternative form of wynnyng