vying
verb
[ ˈvʌɪɪŋ ]
• present participle of vie.
vie
verb
• compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
• "the athletes were vying for a place in the British team"
Similar:
compete,
contend,
contest,
struggle,
fight,
battle,
cross swords,
lock horns,
jockey,
jostle,
grapple,
wrestle,
war,
wage war,
feud,
Origin:
mid 16th century: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare ‘challenge’.
