vying

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vy·ing

(vī′ĭng)

Present participle of vie.

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vying

(ˈvaɪɪŋ)

the present participle of vie

adj

competing: two vying patriarchs.

ˈvyingly adv

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vie

(vaɪ)

v. vied, vy•ing. v.i.

1. to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority.

v.t.

2. Obs. to stake in card playing.

[1525–35; by aphesis < Middle French envier to raise the stake (at cards), Old French: to challenge, provoke < Latin invītāre to entertain, invite]

Translations

vying

n → (Konkurrenz)kampf m → (for um)

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vie

(vai) – present participle ˈvying (ˈvaiiŋ) : past tense, past participle vied – verb

to compete with. The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.

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"All that nature yields was there, vying with the rarest hues.

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