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comparative more trying, superlative most trying
Difficult to endure; arduous. quotations examples
"Do you not find," he said, "that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much type-writing?"
1891 September, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of a Case of Identity”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1892 October 14, page 59
Tryin’ times, what the world is talkin’ about / You got confusion all over the land, yeah
1969, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson (lyrics and music), “Tryin’ Times”, in First Take, performed by Roberta Flack
Irritating, stressful or bothersome. examples
present participle and gerund of try examples
plural tryings
(philosophy) The act by which one tries something; an attempt. quotations examples
In a variety of places, O'Shaughnessy argues that there is an internal relation between trying and the events that tryings produce. For example, he argues that tryings are not independently specifiable except as would-be causes of physical events.
2006, Andrew Sneddon, Action and Responsibility, page 145
When I write with others, the pauses and manyfold attempts to get at an idea mirror the cadence of a conversation or the tryings of finding a word that evades the tongue. That searching is such a beautiful thing.
2021, William Guss, gilwus