American English pronunciation
How to pronounce trying
IPA transcription: [t'ɹaɪɪŋ]
Pronunciation variants: [t'ɹaɪɪŋ][t'ɹaɪŋ]
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Verb
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make an effort or attempt
“He tried to shake off his fears”
“The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps”
“The police attempted to stop the thief”
“He sought to improve himself”
“She always seeks to do good in the world”
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put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
“This approach has been tried with good results”
“Test this recipe”
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take a sample of
“Try these new crackers”
“Sample the regional dishes”
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examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
“The jury had heard all the evidence”
“The case will be tried in California”
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put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
“The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”
“The judge tried both father and son in separate trials”
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test the limits of
“You are trying my patience!”
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put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
“Try on this sweater to see how it looks”
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give pain or trouble to
“I've been sorely tried by these students”
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melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
“try the yak butter”
“render fat in a casserole”
Adjective
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hard to endure
“fell upon trying times”
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extremely irritating to the nerves
“nerve-racking noise”
“the stressful days before a war”
“a trying day at the office”
Usage examples
- Then you'll die in the midst of trying to realize your destiny.
- He's probably trying the gate!
- Are you trying to make me out a liar?
- Constantly, both factions were trying to gain support among the population.
- Because you are trying to realize your destiny.
- It's no good trying to satisfy me with promises.
- He followed the movement of the birds, trying to read something into it.
- Vivian's trying to fine-tune some parameters to maximize the magnitude.
- Because you are trying to realize your destiny.
- Rodeo riding cowboy trying to keep on a bucking bull in an arena surrounded by rodeo clowns.