# competing

Pronunciation: say "kuhm-PEE-ting" /kəmˈpitɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of compete. — present participle and gerund of compete
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of compete. Use it for the action happening now, or as an -ing word that names the activity.
   - _Several startups are competing for a slice of the same small market._
   - _Competing at the national level requires years of disciplined training._

## Adjective

2. Being in a state of competition with one another, often without anyone intending it.
   - Simple: Working against each other at the same time, often by accident.
   - _Scientists proposed several competing theories to explain the same data._
   - _Her competing loyalties to family and career pulled her in opposite directions._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/competing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).