Associations to the word «Vying»

Wiktionary

VIE, verb. (intransitive) To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
VIE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To rival (something), etc.
VIE, verb. (transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
VIE, verb. To stake; to wager.
VIE, verb. To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Dictionary definition

VIE, verb. Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn