ALL meanings of rivaling
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R r - noun rivaling a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor. 1
- noun rivaling a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority: a stadium without a rival. 1
- noun rivaling Obsolete. a companion in duty. 1
- adjective rivaling competing or standing in rivalry: rival suitors; rival businesses. 1
- verb with object rivaling to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo. 1
- verb with object rivaling to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill. 1
- verb with object rivaling to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty. 1
- verb without object rivaling to engage in rivalry; compete. 1