jockey
noun
a person who rides horses professionally in races.
jockeying
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present participleof jockey.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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They are all jockeying for position in an uncertain future.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
The warning triggered a jockeying for control among senior municipal bondholders, bond insurers and junior debtholders offering competing financing that could either stave off a bankruptcy filing or fund the proceeding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
His long stay abroad has also stoked talk of a post-Biya future and accelerated jockeying among would-be successors as questions over who might replace him persist.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
No single category can contain the Whitmanesque multitudes jockeying for position inside us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Throngs of people were jockeying for position in ticket lines that snaked up and down the block.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
