winning

Definition

  • noun: the act of one that wins
  • adjective: relating to or producing a win
  • adjective: of or relating to winning
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: attracting, charming, conquest

Examples

  • The team is on a 12-game 'winning streak'. [=it has won 12 games in a row]

  • It's not about 'winning' or losing. It's about having fun.

  • Chocolate and mint is a 'winning' combination.

Movie quotes

  • (..) More books, fewer receptions, Boutros Boutros. Now, why do you have to burn them to ashes to get them to finally stop? Why do they move like a plague? Why is Israel winning? How is Israel winning? They sealed off their entire country days before the undead attacked man. First to know, first to act. (..)
    2013 World War Z