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verb · 2 syllables · /'vaɪ.ɪŋ/

VYING

What does "VYING" mean?

Competing eagerly with others to attain or win something.

Meanings

  1. Present participle of 'vie': striving for superiority or to gain something against rivals. Three startups were vying for the same handful of clients.

Word origin

Present participle of 'vie', a shortening of Middle English 'envien' from Old French 'envier' (to challenge, wager), from Latin 'invitare' (to invite, challenge).

A little poem

Two gulls above one chip of bread,
vying till the tide takes both instead.

couplet

What it teaches

Vying for the prize and deserving it are different races; only one of them you run alone.

Quick facts

What does VYING mean?

Competing eagerly with others to attain or win something.

Is VYING a valid word?

Yes — VYING is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is VYING?

VYING has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does VYING come from?

Present participle of 'vie', a shortening of Middle English 'envien' from Old French 'envier' (to challenge, wager), from Latin 'invitare' (to invite, challenge).

What can VYING teach us?

Vying for the prize and deserving it are different races; only one of them you run alone.

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