competing
/kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/
competing adjective: being in the state of competition (often unintentionally). Also the present participle and gerund of compete.
Adjective
competing (comparative more competing, superlative most competing)
- Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
Also used as
competing is also the present participle and gerund of compete.
competing meaning in Marathi, Malayalam and Odia
competing in Marathi
- स्पर्धा करत आहे
competing in Malayalam
- മത്സരിക്കുന്നു, മത്സരിക്കുന്നത്
competing in Odia
- ପ୍ରତିଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱିତା କରୁଛନ୍ତି
Examples of competing in a sentence
- There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither of them had tasty food.
- I'm competing in two dressages and a jumping show this weekend.
- Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.
Forms of competing
| comparative | more competing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most competing |
Words formed from competing
Questions about competing
- What does competing mean?
- Competing means being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
- What is competing in Marathi?
- Competing in Marathi is स्पर्धा करत आहे. See Competing meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is competing?
- Competing is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce competing?
- Competing is pronounced /kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/.
Words near competing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: competing (page history and authors); competing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); competing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); competing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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