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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rival \Ri"val\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rivaledor Rivalled; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Rivaling or Rivalling.]
     1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some
        object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To rival thunder in its rapid course. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rival \Ri"val\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rivaledor Rivalled; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Rivaling or Rivalling.]
     1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some
        object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
  
     2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
  
              To rival thunder in its rapid course. --Dryden.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rivaling
     alt.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)
     vb.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rivaling
     alt.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)
     vb.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rivaling
     alt.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)
     vb.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rivaling
     alt.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)
     vb.
     (lb en US) (present participle of en rival nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rivaling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rival ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rivaling /ɹˈaɪvəlɪŋ/
  المنافسة

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹaɪvəɫɪŋ/, /ˈɹaɪvɫɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "rivaling":
     a cut above, above, ahead, ascendant, better, capping, chosen,
     competing, competitive, cutthroat, distinguished, eclipsing,
     eminent, emulous, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer, greater,
     higher, in ascendancy, in competition, in rivalry,
     in the ascendant, major, marked, of choice, one up on, outstanding,
     over, rare, rival, super, superior, surpassing, topping,
     transcendent, transcendental, transcending, upper, vying
  
  

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