Both Uses of
compelling
in
The Mill on the Floss
- To save something toward the repayment of those creditors was the object toward which he was now bending all his thoughts and efforts; and under the influence of this all-compelling demand of his nature, the somewhat profuse man, who hated to be stinted or to stint any one else in his own house, was gradually metamorphosed into the keen-eyed grudger of morsels.†
Chpt 4.2compelling = very interesting; or convincing; or a force for action
- He was still holding her wrist tightly, as if he were compelling a culprit from the scene of action.†
Chpt 5.5 *
Definition:
very interesting; or convincing -- possibly leading to action
or more rarely: a force for action
or more rarely: a force for action