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vying Definition

vy·ing ()

adjective

that vies; that competes

Etymology: prp. of vie

vying Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • supremacy: They are also contests between political parties vying for supremacy in the House of Commons.
  • dominance: Former warlords, themselves representatives of various Lebanon sects were all vying for dominance.
  • attention: There are three video file formats vying for attention, which will further confuse things.
  • honor: Ruud has also won the Champions League golden boot twice while vying for the same honor in the Premiership each season.
  • slice: In the next few months, there will be three major formats vying for a slice of the joypad pie.
  • crown: Meanwhile drD has noted the stealthy emergence of new amazon vying for the crown of her absent role model.

Infinitive complement

  • get: Two sports were voted out of the Games, with five other sports vying to get in.
  • take: Many firms are now openly vying to take the ethical high ground to secure our custom.
  • make: Out of the four Indians vying to make it to the main draw two succeeded.

Modifying Another Word

  • all: With the May election looming, all parties are all vying for our votes.
  • currently: Around 1,000 British athletes across 14 sports are currently vying for places in the team.
  • now: It is now vying for acceptance in the European Union.
  • still: Spanky is a sort of inverse Divine rail-thin but still vying to be the most disgusting person on earth.

Browse dictionary entries near vying

  1. Vycor
  2. Vyborg
  3. VX (gas)
  4. VX
  5. vv
  6. vulvovaginitis
  7. vulvo-
  8. vulvitis
  9. vulviform
  10. vulvate
  1. w
  2. W-2
  3. W-2 form
  4. W-4
  5. W-4 form
  6. w.
  7. W/B
  8. W band
  9. W-CDMA
  10. w/o