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Trying — Try ing, a. Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trying — [adj] difficult, bothersome aggravating, annoying, arduous, demanding, exacting, exasperating, exigent, fatiguing, hard, irksome, irritating, onerous, oppressive, pestilent, provocative, rough, severe, sticky, strenuous, stressful, taxing, tight … New thesaurus
trying — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult or annoying; hard to endure … English terms dictionary
trying — [trī′iŋ] adj. that tries one s patience; annoying; exasperating; irksome tryingly adv … English World dictionary
Trying to Be Me — Removing backlinks to The 9513 because Redlink: For the single by Sweetbox, see Classified (album) Infobox Album | Name = Trying to Be Me Type = studio Artist = Laura Bryna Released = Start date|2008|01|22 Genre = Country Length = 43:57 Label =… … Wikipedia
trying — try|ing [ˈtraı ıŋ] adj annoying or difficult in a way that makes you feel worried, tired etc ▪ That child is very trying. ▪ The beginning of the show is often a trying time because of latecomers. ▪ They do the best they can in trying… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trying — [[t]tra͟ɪɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as trying, you mean that they are difficult to deal with and make you feel impatient or annoyed. → See also try Support from those closest to you is vital in these trying times...… … English dictionary
trying — tryingly, adv. tryingness, n. /truy ing/, adj. extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one s patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience. [1570 80 for general sense; 1710 20 for current sense; TRY + ING2]… … Universalium
trying — try|ing [ traııŋ ] adjective ** difficult to deal with in a way that makes you annoyed or tired: We ve all had a very trying day. Your son is turning out to be very trying … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trying — adjective 1) a trying day Syn: stressful, taxing, demanding, difficult, tough, hard, pressured, frustrating, fraught; arduous, grueling, tiring, exhausting; informal hellish See note at hard … Thesaurus of popular words
