defying
v.v. to refuse to obey a person, a rule, or a law. It can also mean doing something that seems impossible, like a person who survives a very dangerous accident.
v. to openly resist or refuse to obey; to challenge the power or authority of someone or something. Often describes actions that appear to transcend physical laws or conventional expectations.
The young athlete is defying the odds by winning every race.
By refusing to pay the illegal fine, the small business owner is openly defying the local council.
The ancient cathedral remains standing today, defying the passage of time and the numerous conflicts that have leveled the surrounding city over the centuries.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object; it is the present participle of 'defy'.
defying to the rulesdefying the rulesDefy is a transitive verb and should not be followed by the preposition 'to'.