What does trying mean?
Definitions for trying
ˈtraɪ ɪŋtry·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word trying.
Princeton's WordNet
tryingadjective
hard to endure
"fell upon trying times"
nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective
extremely irritating to the nerves
"nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"
Wiktionary
tryingadjective
Difficult to endure; arduous.
tryingadjective
Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
Webster Dictionary
Trying
of Try
Tryingadjective
adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position
Editors Contribution
Trying
To do something over and over again until you get it correct.
I am trying so hard
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'trying' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #583
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'trying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #314
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trying in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of trying in a Sentence
We've got additional consular officers at these additional gates with additional troops helping the consular officers, so I think we're poised to see an increase, but I want to be careful before I make predictions, what we're trying to do, what we want to drive, is an increase. That's very much on everybody's mind.
Obviously, that first month wasn’t an ideal situation for me, it was more trying to clear my head, get things right. I knew things weren’t far off.
Just in shock, i was trying so hard to just stay calm. ... But man, it was stressful. And I made that putt and it was just a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and just very relieved and happy.
We're trying to discover where the marginal barrels are around the world. It's important for all of us to know, we are constantly chasing the price against the cost of supply.
We're just as much as possible trying to be upfront with the families we serve, this could be six to nine months. To be completely honest, it could take longer. These are things that are out of our control.
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