"striving" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-striving.ogg Forms: strivings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} striving (countable and uncountable, plural strivings)
  1. Effort; the act of one who strives. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-striving-en-noun-Ec1hK3zh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-striving.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} striving
  1. present participle and gerund of strive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: strive
    Sense id: en-striving-en-verb-u9RlSzv1

Inflected forms

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