"convincing" meaning in English

See convincing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convincing.wav [UK] Forms: convincing [positive], more convincing [comparative], most convincing [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is convincing, it makes people believe.
    Sense id: simple-convincing-en-adj-JGeXVYLi

Verb

IPA: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convincing.wav [UK] Forms: convince [canonical], convinces [third-person, singular], convinced [past], convinced [past, participle], convincing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|convinc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of convince.
    Sense id: simple-convincing-en-verb-FkWiQd0J
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