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[ vahy -ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvaɪ ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective competing; contending: All vying swimmers come to the judge's desk.
verb present participle of vie.
Origin of vying vie + -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM vying vy·ing·ly, adverb un·vy·ing, adjective Words nearby vying VX, Vyatka, Vyborg, Vychegda, Vycor, vying , V-Y plasty, Vyshinsky, Vyvyan, w, W-2
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Example sentences from the Web for vying But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
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Each country is vying to rope Afghanistan into its sphere of influence.
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The papers were vying with one another in devising effectual, if somewhat informal, means of dealing with the "red menace."
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Vying with the maples along the roadside the Osmundas wear deep orange.
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But to-night its every lineament filled his soul, vying with the memories of his mother in its vividness and power.
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Several of the arrows found their marks in the poor animals, and they were now vying with the foremost savages in making speed.
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He and Ashe fell upon the writer, vying with each other in anecdotes that left him presently close-plucked and bare.
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British Dictionary definitions for vying verb the present participle of vie
adjective competing two vying patriarchs
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Words related to vying contend, strive, buck, play, contest, rival, challenge, counter, oppose, struggle, push, pit, match, sweat, go for, go for broke, go for the jugular, jockey for position, play off