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trying

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Trying means: extremely irritating to the nerves.

Synonyms for trying6

adjective, as in extremely irritating to the nerves

nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, disagreeable

adjective, as in hard to endure

difficult, hard

What does trying mean?2

adjective

1

extremely irritating to the nerves“nerve-racking noise”

2

hard to endure“fell upon trying times”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with trying?19

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Trying in a sentence

  • If you keep trying, you will make progress.CM
  • Apparently, they're trying to patch up their marriage.Cainntear
  • When you're trying to prove something, it helps to know it's true.Zifre
  • I came near being drowned, trying to rescue a boy.CK
  • Joking aside, what are you trying to say?CM
  • Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language.CK
  • We are sorry, the person you are trying to contact is not available.Dejo
  • He gave up trying, when he might have succeeded.unknown

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