trying
adjective
[ ˈtrʌɪɪŋ ]
• difficult or annoying; hard to endure.
• "it had been a very trying day"
Similar:
stressful,
difficult,
taxing,
demanding,
tough,
hard,
heavy,
pressured,
testing,
frustrating,
fraught,
traumatic,
arduous,
gruelling,
tiring,
fatiguing,
exhausting,
wearing,
hellish,
a bitch of a,
a stinker of a,
annoying,
irritating,
exasperating,
maddening,
infuriating,
tiresome,
irksome,
troublesome,
bothersome,
vexatious,
aggravating,
try
verb
• make an attempt or effort to do something.
• "he tried to regain his breath"
Similar:
attempt,
endeavour,
make an effort,
exert oneself,
seek,
strive,
struggle,
do one's best,
do one's utmost,
do all one can,
undertake,
aim,
set out,
take it on oneself,
try one's hand at,
have a go/shot/crack/stab/bash,
give it one's best shot,
bend/lean over backwards,
bust a gut,
do one's damnedest,
pull out all the stops,
go all out,
go for broke,
knock oneself out,
break one's neck,
move heaven and earth,
give it a burl,
give it a fly,
essay,
assay,
• subject (someone) to trial.
• "he was arrested and tried for the murder"
• make severe demands on (a person or a quality, typically patience).
• "Mary tried everyone's patience to the limit"
Similar:
tax,
make severe demands on,
strain,
put a strain on,
test,
stretch,
sap,
drain,
exhaust,
wear out,
tire out,
weary,
• smooth (roughly planed wood) with a plane to give an accurately flat surface.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French trier ‘sift’, of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 17th century.
