winning

noun

win·​ning ˈwi-niŋ 

1

: the act of one that wins : victory

2

: something won: such as

a

: a captured territory : conquest

b

: money won by success in a game or competition

—usually used in plural

Examples of winning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stocks are pulling back from record highs Wednesday afternoon, with the S & P 500 on pace to snap a nine-session winning streak. —Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 June 2026

Despite injuries and some previous offensive struggles, the Texas Rangers find themselves amid a five-game winning streak. —Cal Phillips june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026

The three Jeffs, likely during a moment of desperation, made an agreement to split the winnings and invited Davis to join them. —Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Sundance winning filmmaker Shonali Bose (Amu, Margarita with a Straw, The Sky Is Pink) and National Award-winning actress Parvathy Thiruvothu (Take Off, Ullozhukku, Qarib Qarib Single) are part of the Narrative Jury. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing winning

• losing/winning record
• winning combination
• winning/losing streak
• winning post

Rhymes for winning

• binning
• dinning
• ginning
• grinning
• inning
• pinning
• sinning
• skinning
• spinning
• thinning
• tinning
• twinning

Kids Definition

winning

1 of 2 noun

win·​ning

ˈwin-iŋ

1

: the act of one that wins : victory

2

: something won

especially : money won in a game or contest

—usually used in plural

winning

2 of 2 adjective

1

a

: of, relating to, or used for or in the act of winning

the winning ticket

b

: successful especially in competition

a winning team

2

: tending to please or delight

a winning personality

winningly adverb