compelling
Meaning of compelling
verb
- To drive together, round up
- To overpower; to subdue.
- To force, constrain or coerce.
Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.
- To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
- To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
- To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
- To call forth; to summon.
noun
An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
adjective- Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
There are compelling reasons why a manager should have previous experience.
- Forceful.
The politician had compelling ambition.
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Hyphenation of compelling
com-pelling
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- compelling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of compelling
- Spanish: convincente
- German: zwingend
Words that rhyme with compelling
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