vying

[ vahy-ing ]

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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

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How to use vying in a sentence

But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention | Ben Jacobs | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Some are hung by individuals who are vying for membership within the Chinese Communist Party.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies | Brendon Hong | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to media reports, Amazon, 21st Century Fox, Hearst, and Condé Nast are all vying to acquire StyleHaul.
Inside StyleHaul, the Largest Fashion Network on YouTube You’ve Never Heard Of | Lizzie Crocker | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Total Slaughter is only one of several battle rap leagues vying for national prominence.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real | Rich Goldstein | July 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A modern-day King Lear story finds the three daughters of a powerful lobsterman vying for his affection.
This Week’s Hot Reads: May 26, 2014 | Mythili Rao | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Never had the emir been more darkly handsome; his eye flashed with fire out-vying the blaze of the great gems at his girdle.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
With a roar he made off, swaying between incredulity and rage, contempt vying with derisive laughter.
Max Fargus | Owen Johnson
That everybody was vying with everybody else in making love to him he could not help observing.
John Greenleaf Whittier | W. Sloane Kennedy
They seemed to be vying with each other, the heartless brutes, as to which could shriek the loudest under a girl's light foot.
The Heather-Moon | C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
At one time it was one of the finest interiors in Paris, the royal painters and artists vying with each other in its adornment.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil | David W. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for vying

vying

/ (ˈvaɪɪŋ) /

verb

the present participle of vie

adjective

competing: two vying patriarchs

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