trying
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trying
- /ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
- /ˈtɹɑjɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
Rhymes with -aɪɪŋ
Where it comes from
From try + -ing.
adjective more trying · most trying
- Difficult to endure; arduous. "Do you not find," he said, "that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much typewriting?"
- Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
verb
- present participle and gerund of try
noun tryings
- The act by which one tries something; an attempt. In a variety of places, O'Shaughnessy argues that there is an internal relation between trying and the events that tryings produce. For example, he argues that tryings are not independently specifiable except as would-be causes of physical events.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: difficult, hard, stressful, nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, disagreeable, testing, challenging, demanding, struggling, striving, strive, endeavoring, endeavouring, painstaking, wanting
Translations
Talk about this word "trying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trying "trying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trying.Cite this
@misc{trying_2026,
title = {trying},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trying},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
