contending

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noun

contention

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Meanings

adjectivecontending (comparative more contending, superlative most contending)

comparative more contending · superlative most contending

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of contend
    nouncontending (countable and uncountable, plural contendings)

    plural contendings

    1. countableuncountablecontention

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

      a. 1752, Ralph Erskine, The Lamb in the midst of the Throne (sermon)
    Cite this entry
    APA

    contending. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contending

    MLA

    “contending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contending. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contending,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contending.

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