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Trying   /trˈaɪɪŋ/  /traɪŋ/   Listen
Trying

adjective
1.
Hard to endure.
2.
Extremely irritating to the nerves.  Synonyms: nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful.  "The stressful days before a war" , "A trying day at the office"



Try

verb
(past & past part. tried; pres. part. trying)
1.
Make an effort or attempt.  Synonyms: assay, attempt, essay, seek.  "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps" , "The police attempted to stop the thief" , "He sought to improve himself" , "She always seeks to do good in the world"
2.
Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.  Synonyms: essay, examine, prove, test, try out.  "Test this recipe"
3.
Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.  Synonyms: adjudicate, judge.  "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
4.
Take a sample of.  Synonyms: sample, taste, try out.  "Sample the regional dishes"
5.
Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.  Synonym: hear.  "The case will be tried in California"
6.
Give pain or trouble to.
7.
Test the limits of.  Synonyms: strain, stress.
8.
Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities.  Synonym: render.  "Render fat in a casserole"
9.
Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice.  Synonym: try on.



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"Trying" Quotes from Famous Books



... manufactures, making its economy unusually dependent on the state of world markets. Two-thirds of its trade is with other EU countries. Belgium's public debt fell from 127% of GDP in 1996 to 122% of GDP in 1998 and the government is trying to control its expenditures to bring the figure more into line with other industrialized countries. Belgium became a charter member of the European Monetary Union ...
— The 1999 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... stream of water, and the particles of gold are caught in the wool. The blanket is taken up and washed, at intervals depending upon the amount of gold deposited. In some mills where a large amount of rock is crushed, and where the powder is taken over the blanket before trying any other process of separation, the washing takes place every half hour. In mills where the pulverized quartz is exposed to amalgamation first, the blanket may be washed three or four times a day. The washing is done in a vat, ...
— Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining • John S. Hittell

... we, alas! are called to part: 'Farewell' is said, with aching heart; But God will watch o'er thee I ween, And guide thee through each trying scene, My dearest ...
— Canadian Wild Flowers • Helen M. Johnson

... York Review and became one of the editors, then a proprietor, and finally chief editor of the Evening Post. A great part of his energies now for many years was given to his journalistic function, and to the active outspoken discussion of important political questions; often in trying crises and at the cost of harsh unpopularity. Success, financial as well as moral, came to him within the next quarter-century, during which laborious interval he had likewise maintained his interest and work ...
— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6 • Various

... tell it," she said, as though she answered his thought. "Proud! A little Friulana of these parts, a housemaid, we had masses for her till you took our priest away. One of your officers used to, to persecute her. Oh!" she cried, "why am I afraid even to name what she had to endure? He was always trying to get into her bedroom; you understand? And one day he caught hold of her so that she had to tear herself loose from him. She got free and stood there and smiled at him. She knew what she had to ...
— Those Who Smiled - And Eleven Other Stories • Perceval Gibbon


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