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Trying has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

The act by which one tries something; an attempt.

"After three failed attempts at fixing the leak, my latest trying of a new sealant finally stopped the dripping."

In plain English: Trying is an attempt to do something.

"He spent the whole afternoon trying to fix the leaky faucet."

Verb
1

present participle of try

"After hours of trying to open the jar, I finally used a wrench to get it loose."

In plain English: To try means to make an effort to do something or to test if it works.

"I am trying to finish my homework before dinner."

Adjective
1

hard to endure

"fell upon trying times"

2

extremely irritating to the nerves

"nerve-racking noise"

"the stressful days before a war"

"a trying day at the office"

3

Difficult to endure; arduous.

"The long hike up the mountain was trying, especially with so much heavy gear on our backs."

In plain English: Trying means being difficult to do or handle.

"The young man looked at his broken leg with a trying expression on his face."

Usage: Use this adjective to describe situations or tasks that are extremely difficult and exhausting, such as trying circumstances or a trying ordeal. It emphasizes the hardship of enduring something rather than simply being challenging.

Example Sentences
"The young man looked at his broken leg with a trying expression on his face." adj
"He spent the whole afternoon trying to fix the leaky faucet." noun
"I am trying to finish my homework before dinner." verb
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Origin

The word trying is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the verb try. It entered English as a standard way of describing the action or state of attempting something.

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