What is "rivalling"

Rival \Ri"val\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rivaledor Rivalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rivaling or Rivalling.]

1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.

2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.

   To rival thunder in its rapid course.
   --Dryden.

alt. (context UK English) (present participle of rival English) vb. (context UK English) (present participle of rival English)

1. v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: equal, touch, match]

2. be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"

3. [also: rivalling, rivalled]

1. n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: challenger, competitor, competition, contender]

2. [also: rivalling, rivalled]

See rival