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win·ning  (wnng)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the act of winning: drew the winning number in the lottery.
b. Successful; victorious: the winning entry; the winning team.
2. Attractive; charming: a winning personality; a winning smile.
n.
1. The act of one that wins; victory.
2. Something won, especially money. Often used in the plural.
3. A section of a mine that has been recently prepared or opened for working.

winning·ly adv.
winning·ness n.

winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ]
adj
1. (of a person, character, etc.) charming, engaging, or attractive winning ways a winning smile
2. gaining victory the winning stroke
n
1. (Mining & Quarrying)
a.  a shaft or seam of coal
b.  the extraction of coal or ore from the ground
2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (plural) money, prizes, or valuables won, esp in gambling
winningly  adv
winningness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.winning - succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
Adj.1.winning - having wonwinning - having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
2.winning - very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

winning
plural noun
spoils, profits, gains, prize, proceeds, takings, booty The poker player collected his winnings and left.
Translations
winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ]
A. ADJ
1. [person, horse, team] → ganador, vencedor; [number, entry] → ganador; [goal, shot] → de la victoria, decisivo
2. (= engaging) [smile] → encantador, irresistible; [personality] → encantador, cautivador
B. CPD winning post Nmeta f

winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj
[team] → gagnant(e); [goal] → gagnant(e); [entry, numbers, ticket] → gagnant(e)
to score the winning goal → inscrire le but gagnant, marquer le but gagnant
(= charming) [smile, personality] → conquérant(e)
winning post npoteau m d'arrivée

winning
adj
(= successful) person, entryder/die gewinnt; horse, teamsiegreich; goalSieges-; point, stroke(das Spiel) entscheidend; the winning timedie beste Zeit; winning scoreSpielergebnis nt
(= charming) smile, waysgewinnend, einnehmend
n winnings
plGewinn m

winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj
a. (gen) → vincente; (hit, shot, goal) → decisivo/a
b. (charming) → affascinante
a winning smile → un sorriso accattivante
see also winnings

winning

winning فائز vítězný vindende siegreich νικηφόρος ganador voittaja- gagnant vodeći vincente 勝利を得た 승리의 winnend seirende zwycięski vitorioso побеждающий vinnande ซึ่งมีชัยชนะ kazanan sự chiến thắng 得胜的


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For instance, a gentleman may stake, say, five or ten louis d'or--seldom more, unless he is a very rich man, when he may stake, say, a thousand francs; but, he must do this simply for the love of the game itself--simply for sport, simply in order to observe the process of winning or of losing, and, above all things, as a man who remains quite uninterested in the possibility of his issuing a winner.
The mile-and-a-half race was just finishing, and all eyes were fixed on the horse-guard in front and the light hussar behind, urging their horses on with a last effort close to the winning post.
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
 
 
 
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