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Word | Vying |
a. & n. from Vie. W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal / compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something., | |
Usage | ⇒ Businessmen vying for their customers attention ⇒ rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business |
Synonyms | rival, opposing, contending, rivalry, competing, competition, rivaling, arguing, clashing, compete, competitive, conflict, conflicting, dissension, opposed, struggling, antagonism, combatant, contend, disputing, |
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