rivaling

Variant of rival

rival definition

ri·val (rī′vəl)

noun

  1. a person who tries to get or do the same thing as another, or to equal or surpass another; competitor
  2. a person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison plastics and other rivals of many metals
  3. Obsolete an associate or companion in some duty

Etymology: Fr < L rivalis, orig., one living near or using the same stream as another < rivus, brook < IE *reie-, to flow < base *er-: see rise

adjective

acting as a rival; competing

transitive verb rivaled -·valed or rivalled -·valled, rivaling -·val·ing or rivalling -·val·ling

  1. to try to equal or surpass; compete with
  2. to equal in some way; be a match for

intransitive verb

Archaic to be a rival; compete (with)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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