winning

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of win

   Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.

comparative more winning · comparative winninger · superlative most winning · superlative winningest

1. That constitutes a win.

   the winning lotto numbers

   1 more example

   the winning entry in the competition

2. That leads to success.

   a winning formula, strategy, etc.

3. Attractive.

   a winning smile

plural winnings

1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
2. in pluralThe money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.

   Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings.

   1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Man of Lawes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC

3. businessA new opening.

   The train proceeded to North Pittington Colliery, 600 yd. away, where the Duke viewed the new winning, examined the pumping and drawing engines, and saw how pitmen descended and ascended the shaft.

   1948 January and February, “Notes and News: Duke of Wellington's Early Railway Journey”, in Railway Magazine, page 55

4. The portion of a coalfield out for working.

plural Winnings

1. A surname.