vying

As an adjective competitive

is .

As a verb vying is

.

As a verb vying

is .

As a noun competence is

skill.

As a noun contention

is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.

As a verb vying is

.

As verbs the difference between comparing and vying

is that comparing is while vying is .

As verbs the difference between rival and vying

is that rival is to oppose or compete with while vying is .

As a noun rival

is a competitor (person, team, company, etc) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

As an adjective rival

is having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

As verbs the difference between compete and vying

is that compete is while vying is .

As verbs the difference between vying and dying

is that vying is while dying is or dying can be (nonstandard) ).

As an adjective dying is

approaching death; about to die; moribund.

As a noun dying is

(plurale tantum) those who are currently expiring, moribund.

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb vying is

.

As verbs the difference between vying and competing

is that vying is while competing is .

As an adjective competing is

being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).

As a verb vying

is .

As a noun competition is

competition.