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[ trahy-ing ] / ˈtraɪ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trying ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveextremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience. Origin of trying1570–80 for general sense; 1710–20 for current sense; try + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR tryingirritating, irksome, bothersome, vexing. SEE SYNONYMS FOR trying ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM tryingtry·ing·ly, adverbtry·ing·ness, nounun·try·ing, adjectiveWords nearby tryingtruth-value, truth-value gap, Truth will out, try, tryhard, trying, trying plane, tryke, try line, tryma, try on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tryingBetween 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy. Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs. Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them. ‘Nazi Cows’ Tried to Kill British Farmer|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Faal told the FBI that his group was trying “restore democracy to The Gambia and improve the lives of its people.” The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was trying, I think, to demonstrate balance and equivalence. Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Why should it break its pretty painted wings in trying to soar above the sunshine of the hour? Miss Hildreth, Volume 1 of 3|Augusta de Grasse Stevens I was trying to remember whether or not I'd put moth-balls in your winter suit.' The Sick-a-Bed Lady|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott The alcalde was trying to change the course of the conversation. The Social Cancer|Jos Rizal Then he threshed his legs, where two of the creatures clung, trying to drag him down again. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930|Various She was trying to remember all she knew of the courts of the island—where they were held, and on what days.
British Dictionary definitions for trying
adjectiveupsetting, difficult, or annoyinga trying day at the office Derived forms of tryingtryingly, adverbtryingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tryingtricky, troublesome, taxing, upsetting, arduous, demanding, strenuous, irritating, stressful, vexing, fatiguing, exacting, rough, annoying, exasperating, aggravating, exigent, hard, irksome, onerous |