persuading

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persuading

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of persuade

adjective more persuading · most persuading

  1. persuasive

noun persuadings

  1. An act of persuasion. And, as I know from what you have now found upon your own souls, since he came amongst you, while under the preachings and persuadings of such a singularly serious Gospel minister, you will be restlessly solicitous till he be settled[…]

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Closest in meaning: carry, sway, convincing, advising, getting, lobbying, coaxing, prompting, urging, inducing, influencing, converting, preaching, prevailing, pressuring, cajoling

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@misc{persuading_2026,
  title = {persuading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persuading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}