duel
noun
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
dueling
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present participleof duel.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The dueling forces can also produce unusual outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Their dueling accounts reflect a new reality where cameras are always rolling, virality can outpace truth and public perception is shaped less by what happened than by who posts first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The cone of silence that’s followed the wedding is the only place in which these dueling Swifts can freely coexist.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
That I was not dueling with Argaven, but trying to communicate with him, was itself an incommunicable fact.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
