contending

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contending

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of contend

noun contendings

countable, uncountable contention in the midst of some contendings in the Church, about the government of his house

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Closest in meaning: competitive, competitory, disputing, arguing, feuding, competing, struggling, opposing, pretending, alleging, fighting, warring, sustaining, shouting, suggesting, yelling

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@misc{contending_2026,
  title = {contending},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contending},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}