jockeying

jockeying is the present participle and gerund of jockey.

Meaning of jockey

jockey (third-person singular simple present jockeys, present participle jockeying, simple past and past participle jockeyed)

To ride (a horse) in a race.
To jostle by riding against.
- They were jockeying for position toward the end of the race.
To maneuver (something) by skill; especially, to do so for one's advantage.
- They're all jockeying for promotion.
To cheat or trick.
- I've been jockeyed into doing work for which I get no credit.

jockeying (plural jockeyings)

The act of one who jockeys.
- Selfishness and rapacity would give place to a spirit of justice, equity, and benevolence; contentions, jockeyings, and altercations would cease; peace and concord would prevail, and righteousness and truth would shed their benign influence […]1833, Thomas Dick, The Philosophy of Religion, page 214
- Through the magazine and blanket distribution, the headset sales and overhead baggage jockeying, the seat next to mine remained empty. With any luck, I'd be able to flip up the armrest and stretch out a little, the better to sleep my way to Chicago.2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.67-68

plural	jockeyings

What does jockeying mean?: Jockeying means the act of one who jockeys.
What is jockeying the present participle and gerund of?: Jockeying is the present participle and gerund of jockey.
What part of speech is jockeying?: Jockeying is a noun.
What is the plural of jockeying?: The plural of jockeying is jockeyings.

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