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gainstriving

gainstriving noun: a striving against; contention. Also the present participle and gerund of gainstrive.

Noun

gainstriving (uncountable)

  1. A striving against; contention.
    • […] if in peace and quietness we are so fainthearted, that with every small breath or wind of temptation we are blown away from God, and without any gainstriving are carried headlong into all kind of wickedness and mischief?between 1525 and 1587, a work by John Foxe, reprinted in The acts and monuments of John Foxe, volume 6, page 276
    Synonyms:
    gainstrife

Also used as

gainstriving is also the present participle and gerund of gainstrive.

Synonyms of gainstriving

Origin of gainstriving

From gainstrive + -ing.

Questions about gainstriving

What does gainstriving mean?
Gainstriving means a striving against; contention.
What part of speech is gainstriving?
Gainstriving is a noun.

Words near gainstriving in the dictionary

  1. gainstrife
  2. gainstrive
  3. gainstrived
  4. gainstriven
  5. gainstrives
  6. gainstriving
  7. gainstrove
  8. gaintaking
  9. gainward
  10. gainwise
  11. gainword

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