trying

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    hard to endure
    extremely irritating to the nerves

Word Origin

trying (adj.)
"distressing," 1718, present-participle adjective from try (v.). Related: Tryingly.

Synonym

Example

1. Yet trying to influence the poor can be controversial .
2. In these trying times there are many challenges ahead for the government and many reasons for japanese despair .
3. What are they trying to figure out ?
4. Vestas is trying to work around that .
5. Their instructor is trying to change that .

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