[f. as prec. + -ING1.] The action of the vb. CONTEND; striving, disputing.
1561. T. Norton, Calvin’s Inst., IV. xx. 167. For them that precisely condemne all contendings at lawe.
1866. Athenæum, 29 Dec., 881. His controversies and contendings for his opinions.
1882. M. Arnold, in 19th Cent., Aug., 216. Against the natural … course of things there is no contending.
