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Meaning of 'trying' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trying [ a.]
- Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.
2 . Trying [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Try

Meaning of 'trying' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trying [ s]
Meaning (1):
- extremely irritating to the nerves
Example in sentence:
  • a trying day at the office;
  • nerve-racking noise;
  • the stressful days before a war
Meaning (2):
- hard to endure
Example in sentence:
  • fell upon trying times

Nearby Words:

try try-square trygon trypsin trypsinogen tryptic tryptone trysail tryst tryster

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