All 4 Uses of
compelling
in
The Fountainhead
- Truth—to the traditions of our Art, Love—for our fellow men whom we are to serve, Beauty—ah, Beauty is a compelling goddess to all artists, be it in the shape of a lovely woman or a building….†
Chpt 1.2
- "I have been thinking of you," she said softly, and stopped, then added, her voice flowing on in the same tone of compelling invitation, "because there's a bit of a dirty job to be done at my house.†
Chpt 2.2
- "Hello, Peter Keating," said Ellsworth Monkton Toohey in his compelling, magical voice.†
Chpt 2.3 *
- Sitting close to her, he turned and looked at her directly, his glance compelling like an open hint, hoping to make the silence significant between them.†
Chpt 2.5
Definition:
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(compelling) very interesting; or convincing -- possibly leading to action
or more rarely: a force for action