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Definition
very interesting; or convincing — possibly leading to actionor more rarely: a force for action
- The evidence is compelling.
compelling = very interesting; or convincing
- Her presentation was compelling.
- A law is something which must have a moral basis, so that there is an inner compelling force for every citizen to obey.Chaim Weizmann
- ...sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the newspaper.Franz Kafka -- Metamorphosis
- Sabin smiled upon him contemptuously - the maddening, compelling smile of the born aristocrat.Oppenheim, E. Phillips -- The Yellow Crayon
- He was the spirit of boyhood tugging at the skirts of this old world of ours and compelling it to come back and play.Barrie, James Matthew -- Margaret Ogilvy
- I could not violate my sense of hospitality by compelling them to endure this hardship.London, Jack -- John Barleycorn
- He turned and looked about him, sternly compelling himself to regain his consciousness of outward things.Edith Wharton -- The House of Mirth
- Critics have accused Crook of padding his own part, but the book makes for compelling reading.Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
- It was the call, the many-noted call, sounding more luringly and compellingly than ever before.Jack London -- The Call of the Wild
- These pieces are really compelling.Sarah Dessen -- The Truth About Forever
- Is it because its stories are such compelling reading?Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
- And then, most compellingly for Laila, there is Mariam.Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns
- Far over hill and field it echoed; and so compelling was that call that Sam himself almost turned and dashed back.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King
- But our curiosity was so compelling: Who were we?James Patterson -- The Angel Experiment
- She said she would teach us how to tell our stories in a more compelling way.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- Compelling, but disgusting.Sarah Dessen -- Just Listen
- The camerlegno's voice plunged to a compelling hush.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- It was an obvious trick, but her voice was so compelling, even Jason bought it.Rick Riordan -- The Lost Hero
- I find it pretty compelling.John Green -- Looking for Alaska
compelling = very interesting; or convincing
compellingly = in a manner that could not be resisted