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gainstriving

noun

Etymology

From gainstrive + -ing.

  1. derived from *stribēn✻ — “to strive”
  2. derived from *strībaną✻
  3. derived from *strīban✻ — “to exert, make an effort”
  4. derived from estriver — “to compete, quarrel”
  5. inherited from striven — “to strive”
  6. prefixed as gainstrive — “gain + strive”
  7. suffixed as gainstriving — “gainstrive + ing”

Definitions

  1. A striving against

    A striving against; contention.

    • […] if in peace and quietness we are so fainthearted, that with every small breath or wind of temptation we are blown away from God, and without any gainstriving are carried headlong into all kind of wickedness and mischief?

  2. present participle and gerund of gainstrive

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA