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vying

[ vahy-ing ]

adjective

  1. competing; contending:

    All vying swimmers come to the judge's desk.



verb

  1. present participle of vie.

vying

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

verb

  1. the present participle of vie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. competing

    two vying patriarchs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vying1

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There are a total of 15 candidates vying for votes in Runcorn and Helsby on 1 May, with representatives from the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party among them.

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There are motorised vehicles like cars, buses and motorcycles vying for space with non-motorised transport such as bicycles, cycle rickshaws and handcarts, animal-drawn carts, pedestrians and stray animals.

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As many as 20 criminal gangs are believed to be operating in the Latin American country, vying for control over major drug routes.

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The final signalled the end of a bruising 12-week process that started with 18 budding entrepreneurs vying to become Lord Sugar's latest protégé.

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He was escorted to a special court under heavy security, trailed by dozens of journalists vying for a glimpse of Rana.

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