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vying

/ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
vy-ing
IPA
/ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of vie

verb

present participle and gerund of vy

noun

The act of one who vies; rivalry.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

vyings (plural)

Derived Forms

vyingly

Rhymes With

trying buying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying drying

Questions

How do you pronounce vying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does vying mean?
present participle and gerund of vie

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