51Թ

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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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tryingly adverb
  • tryingness noun
  • untrying adjective
  • ˈٰ⾱ԲԱ noun
  • ˈٰ⾱Բ adverb
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51Թ 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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For Gutierrez, the proposed price hikes represent “a gross misunderstanding of a young council that is legitimately trying to deal with a difficult, frankly dire, budget situation.”

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Our own development as creators: trying to be as impartial and brutal as we can, leaning into what we feel worked and doing away with what we think didn’t.

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It’s not just new releases film studios are trying to promote across games and social media.

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“So we’re trying to bring a lot of theatrical elements and story arc and all those things that involve the crowd, the participants, to really get involved in what they’re seeing.”

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“People who are trying to make a living are scared to leave the house. It’s horrible.”

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