# compelling

Pronunciation: say "kuhm-PEL-ing" /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. So interesting that it captures and holds your attention completely.
   - Simple: So interesting that you cannot look away or stop watching.
   - _The documentary's compelling footage kept viewers glued to the screen._
   - _Few mysteries are as compelling as an unsolved disappearance._
2. Convincing enough to make someone believe or agree with you.
   - Simple: So convincing that it makes people believe or agree.
   - _The prosecutor presented compelling evidence of fraud._
   - _His compelling case for reform won over the committee._
3. Strong and forceful, making someone feel they have to do something.
   - Simple: So strong and forceful that you feel you must act.
   - _A compelling sense of duty drove him back to the front lines._
   - _The survivors felt a compelling urge to share what they had seen._

## Verb

4. Present participle of compel. — present participle and gerund of compel
   - Simple: Present participle of compel. Use this form for the ongoing act of forcing someone to do something.
   - _The court order is compelling him to pay damages._
   - _Economic pressures are compelling many families to relocate._

## Noun

5. An act of compulsion; the forcing or obliging of someone to do something.
   - Simple: The act of forcing someone to do something.
   - _The compelling of soldiers into distant wars stirred public anger._
   - _Critics condemned the compelling of workers to sign unfair contracts._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "compel" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/compelling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).