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trying

[ trahy-ing ]

adjective

  1. extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit:

    a trying day; a trying experience.

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trying

/ ˈٰɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. upsetting, difficult, or annoying

    a trying day at the office

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ⾱ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈٰ⾱Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰiԲ· adverb
  • ٰiԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ٰiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trying1

First recorded in 1570–80 for the sense “attempting”; 1710–20 for the current sense; try + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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President Xi is also trying to use this crisis as a catalyst for further change and to find more new markets for China.

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A video from Fox 11 Los Angeles showed at least one protester trying to wrench open a gate blocking a driveway.

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Federal investigations were still trying to determine why authorities in Jalisco state took no action for years, despite indications that the cartel had been operating at the ranch since at least 2021.

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“The motivations are clearly to privilege fossil fuel interests over the interests of the public. This report is entirely in the public interest, and they’re just trying to bury the facts.”

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Currently, the standard method for detecting bacterial infections is by trying to grow a sample of it in a Petri dish.

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