# persuading

Pronunciation: US say "pur-SWAYD-ing" /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪdɪŋ/; UK say "puh-SWAY-ding" /pəˈsweɪdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of persuade. — present participle and gerund of persuade
   - Simple: Present participle of persuade. Use this form for an action happening now, or as an '-ing' naming word.
   - _Persuading voters requires more than a list of facts._
   - _He was tired of persuading everyone to follow the new rules._

## Noun

2. An act of persuasion.
   - Simple: An act of getting someone to do or believe something.
   - _Only after considerable persuading did the committee approve the plan._
   - _The deal closed without much persuading on either side._

## Adjective

3. Tending to convince others; persuasive.
   - Simple: Good at making people agree or believe something.
   - _The lawyer delivered a persuading argument to the jury._
   - _His calm, persuading manner gradually won over the skeptics._

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