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competing

kuhm-PEE-ting/kəmˈpitɪŋ/

2 meanings of competing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of compete. Use it for the action happening now, or as an -ing word that names the activity.

    The two teams are competing for the same trophy this weekend.

    Competing in front of a big crowd made her nervous at first.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Working against each other at the same time, often by accident.

    Like two people pulling the same rope in different directions.

    The project stalled because of competing demands from two departments.

    We had competing plans for the weekend, so nobody was happy.

    Similarrival, conflicting, opposing

    Oppositecomplementary

competing is a form of compete

compete, verb: To struggle against someone else to win the same thing, place, or reward. Full entry

Forms
competecompetes he/she/itcompeting -ing formcompeted past tense, past participle
Spelling
compete → competing: drop the e, add -ing

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