winning Syllabification: (win·ning)Pronunciation: /ˈwiniNG/Translate winning | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of winning adjective 1 [attributive] gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition:a winning streak 2attractive; endearing:a winning smile noun 1 (winnings) money won, especially by gambling:he went to collect his winnings 2 Mining a shaft or pit together with the apparatus for extracting coal or other minerals. Derivatives winningly adverb winning in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of winning in the British & World English dictionary