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."
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."
extremely irritating to the nerves
"nerve-racking noise"
"the stressful days before a war"
"a trying day at the office"
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.
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.