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trying
[ trahy-ing ]
adjective
- extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit:
a trying day; a trying experience.
Synonyms: , , ,
trying
/ ˈٰɪɪŋ /
adjective
- upsetting, difficult, or annoying
a trying day at the office
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ⾱ԲԱ, noun
- ˈٰ⾱Բ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٰiԲ· adverb
- ٰiԲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ٰiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance.
Joe wasn’t Dexter Morgan, trying to sate his violent impulses by targeting people who deserved to die.
A judge in Wisconsin has been arrested by US federal authorities after allegedly trying to help an undocumented immigrant who appeared in her court avoid arrest.
I stopped trying to be small and manageable.
Children detained at the border are often fleeing persecution, violence or poverty in their home countries, and are trying to reunite with family who had come earlier.
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