persuading

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adjective

persuasive

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of persuade
adjectivepersuading (comparative more persuading, superlative most persuading)

comparative more persuading · superlative most persuading

  1. persuasive
nounpersuading (plural persuadings)

plural persuadings

  1. An act of persuasion.

    And, as I know from what you have now found upon your own souls, since he came amongst you, while under the preachings and persuadings of such a singularly serious Gospel minister, you will be restlessly solicitous till he be settled[…]

    1833, William Steven, The history of the Scottish church, Rotterdam, page 63

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APA

persuading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuading

MLA

“persuading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuading. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “persuading,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuading.

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