trying

try-ing · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Difficult or annoying; testing one's patience.

  2. 2.

    (verb) Present participle of "try"; making an attempt.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Testing or putting to the test.

Related words

Antonyms: easy, pleasant
See also: challenging, difficult, try
Synonyms: demanding, difficult, stressful, taxing

Etymology

From "try" + "-ing." The adjective sense of "severely testing one's patience" developed from the idea of something that tests or strains one's endurance.