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vying

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Vie \Vie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vying .] [OE. vien, shortened fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf. Invite , Envie .] To stake a sum upon a hand of ...

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of vie English)

Usage examples of vying.

I have the entire council vying for a chance to put me over their collective knee.

The discussion went quickly, specialists vying to spell out how to do all this.

Faster and faster, vying with one another, they moved at the double or at a trot, vanishing amid the clouds of dust they raised and making the air ring with a deafening roar of mingling shouts.

It was like the Gathering all over again, she thought: the Eyran nobility all turned out in their gaudiest, least tasteful costumes, all vying with one another to be noticed by the king.

That left a bare handful of places to fill, and over a hundred men and boys camped around the steading all vying for the honor.

Standing up, he started the applause for Shannon, which came with shouts of approval, Meng and Clio vying with the men in showing appreciation.

How long before the men were strutting with their hunting weapons and the women were vying for the sexual attentions of the leader?

Shrieks scraped the inside of my skull as they shoved each other, vying for the best vantage point.

He had to be on Callisto for the vidcast, but there were several other matters vying for his attention too.

But you will have so many gentlemen vying for your attention, you may not notice me.

He masked his response with the glass of beer he held while pretending to listen to the two dark-haired women vying for his attention.

Berzhaan Government as well as the two factions vying for control of the country.

Lord Carstairs, that the Hells of innumerable religions, both active and forgotten, are already vying for the possession of my soul.

The sky over Grostheim blossomed red, the screaming of the inhabitants vying with the thunder of the cannon and the crackling of musket fire for supremacy.

Walk out of this room and down to the other end of the corridor, and you will find a line of lovely young women vying to take my place.