Definitions of trying [ˈtraɪ ɪŋ]

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Definition of 'trying'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) trying
straining one's patience and goodwill; annoying, difficult, or irritating.

Etymology: (1710–20)

Definition of 'trying'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) trying
hard to endure
"fell upon trying times"

2. (adj) nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying
extremely irritating to the nerves
"nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

Definition of 'trying'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) trying
adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position

2. trying
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Translation of 'trying'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: difficult; causing strain or anxiety Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.
Afrikaans: moeilik, pynlik	Arabic: شاق	Bulgarian: мъчен
Brazilian: difícil	Czech: úmorný	German: anstrengend
Danish: anstrengende	Greek: δύσκολος, εξουθενωτικός	Spanish: difícil; molesto, latoso
Estonian: kurnav	Farsi: طاقت فرسا	Finnish: rasittava
French: pénible	Hebrew: מְתִיש	Hindi: थकाऊ
Croatian: naporan, mučan	Hungarian: fárasztó	Indonesian: menguji kesabaran
Icelandic: þreytandi, erfiður	Italian: difficile	Japanese: つらい
Korean: 괴로운	Lithuanian: kankinantis, varginantis	Latvian: grūts; mokošs; nogurdinoš
Malay: teruji	Dutch: moeilijk	Norwegian: vanskelig, slitsom, irrit
Polish: dokuczliwy, męczący	Persian: طاقت فرسا	Pashto: ستونزمن
Portuguese: penoso	Romanian: chinuitor	Russian: мучительный
Slovak: namáhavý, úmorný, ťažký	Slovenian: naporen	Serbian: zamoran
Swedish: ansträngande, påfrestande	Thai: ที่ลำบาก	Turkish: zor, bıktırıcı, can sıkıc
Taiwanese: 難受的	Ukrainian: важкий, тяжкий	Urdu: مشکل، پريشان کن
Vietnamese: khó khăn	Chinese: 难受的
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