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adjective
- 1. difficult or annoying; hard to endure: "it had been a very trying day" Similar Opposite
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TRYING definition: 1. annoying and difficult: 2. annoying and difficult: 3. annoying; irritating: . Learn more.
Trying can be an adjective meaning severely straining the powers of endurance, or a present participle of try. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and phrases containing trying from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Trying definition: extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit. See examples of TRYING used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the adjective 'trying', which describes something or someone that is difficult or annoying. See examples, idioms, and word frequency of 'trying' in British and American English.
Learn the meaning of try as a verb and a noun in English, with synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and phrasal verbs. See how to use try in different contexts, such as attempting something, testing something, or examining someone in court.
Definition of trying adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
trying: 1 adj hard to endure “fell upon trying times” Synonyms: difficult , hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure adj extremely irritating to the nerves “a trying day at the office” Synonyms: nerve-racking , nerve-wracking , stressful disagreeable not to your liking
