compelling
Plural: compellings
Verb
- force somebody to do something
- necessitate or exact
- present participle and gerund of compel
Adjective Satellite
- driving or forcing
- "compelling ambition"
- tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
- "new and compelling evidence"
Adj
- Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
- Forceful.
Noun
- An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
Examples
- The politician had compelling ambition, and some very compelling arguments too.
- There are compelling reasons why a manager should have previous experience.
Origin / Etymology
By surface analysis, compel + -ing.
Scrabble Score: 17
compelling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcompelling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compelling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 24
compelling: valid Words With Friends Word