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compelling

/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of compel
  2. very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention
  3. capable of causing someone to believe or agree
  4. strong and forceful; that causes one to feel like they must do something
  5. An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.

Etymology / origin

By surface analysis, compel + -ing.

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