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persuading

USpur-SWAYD-ing/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪdɪŋ/UKpuh-SWAY-ding/pəˈsweɪdɪŋ/

3 meanings of persuading

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of persuade. Use this form for an action happening now, or as an '-ing' naming word.

    She spent the whole evening persuading her friends to come along.

    Persuading him to say sorry took a lot of patience.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    An act of getting someone to do or believe something.

    It took a lot of persuading to get him to come.

    After some persuading, she finally agreed to help.

    Similarpersuasion, coaxing, cajoling, convincing

    Oppositedissuasion

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Good at making people agree or believe something.

    He gave a persuading reason for being late.

    Her persuading words made everyone want to join in.

    Similarpersuasive, convincing, compelling, cogent

    Oppositeunconvincing, unpersuasive

persuading is a form of persuade

persuade, verb: To get someone to agree to do something by giving them good reasons. Full entry

Forms
persuadepersuades he/she/itpersuading -ing formpersuaded past tense, past participle
Spelling
persuade → persuading: drop the e, add -ing

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