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—vyingly, adv./vuy"ing/, adj.1. competing; contending: All vying swimmers come to the judge's desk.v.2. ppr. of vie.[VIE + -ING2]
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Vying — Vy ing, a. & n. from {Vie}. {Vy ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vying — index competitive (antagonistic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vying — [vī′iŋ] adj. [prp. of VIE] that vies; that competes … English World dictionary
vying — pres. part. of VIE. * * * present participle of ↑vie * * * vying [vying] [ˈvaɪɪŋ] ; [ˈvaɪɪŋ] pres. part. of ↑vie * * * vying obs. form of vieing vbl. n … Useful english dictionary
Vying — Vie Vie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vying}.] [OE. vien, shortened fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Invite}, {Envie}.] 1. To stake a sum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vying — [[t]va͟ɪɪŋ[/t]] Vying is the present participle of vie … English dictionary
vying for ascendance — index competition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vying with — index comparative, contravention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vying — present part of vie … New Collegiate Dictionary
vying — Synonyms and related words: antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, clashing, collision, competing, competition, competitive, conflict, contrariety, contrariness, cross purposes, cutthroat, cutthroat competition, disaccord, dissension, emulation,… … Moby Thesaurus
