try·ing

(trī′ĭng)

adj.

Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

try′ing·ly adv.

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trying

(ˈtraɪɪŋ)

adj

upsetting, difficult, or annoying: a trying day at the office.

ˈtryingly adv

ˈtryingness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

try•ing

(ˈtraɪ ɪŋ)

adj.

straining one's patience and goodwill; annoying, difficult, or irritating.

[1710–20]

try′ing•ly, adv.

try′ing•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	trying - hard to endure; "fell upon trying times" difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	2.	trying - extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office" nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

trying

adjective annoying, hard, taxing, difficult, tough, upsetting, irritating, fatiguing, stressful, aggravating (informal), troublesome, exasperating, arduous, tiresome, vexing, irksome, wearisome, bothersome The whole business has been very trying.
easy, simple, calming, straightforward, no trouble, painless, undemanding, no bother

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trying

adjective

Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:

arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, weighty.

Translations

شاقمُتْعِب

otravnýúmorný

anstrengend

difícil; molesto latoso pesado

pénible

idegekre menõ

òreytandi, erfiîursem reynir á òolrifinn; òreytandi

cercante difficile

úmorný

bıktırıcıcan sıkıcısabır taşıranzor

难受的难对付的

trying

[ˈtraɪɪŋ] ADJ [time, situation, circumstances] → difícil; [experience, day] → duro; [person] → latoso, pesado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

trying

[ˈtraɪɪŋ] adj → pénibletry line tryline [ˈtraɪlaɪn] n (RUGBY) → ligne f de but, ligne f d'essai

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trying

adj → schwierig, anstrengend; work, day, time → anstrengend, aufreibend; experience → schwer; it has been a trying time for them recently → sie haben es in letzter Zeit sehr schwer gehabt; how trying! → wie ärgerlich!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

trying

[ˈtraɪɪŋ] adj (tiring, situation, time) → difficile, duro/a; (day, experience) → logorante, pesante; (tiresome, person) → noiso/a, seccante; (child) → insopportabile
to have a trying time → passare un periodo difficile

try

(trai) verb

1. to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc). He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!

2. to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc. She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.

3. to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law. The prisoners were tried for murder.

4. to test the limits of; to strain. You are trying my patience.

noun – plural tries –

1. an attempt or effort. Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.

2. in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line. Our team scored three tries.

ˈtrier noun

a person who keeps on trying, who does not give up. He's not very good, but he's a trier.

ˈtrying adjective

1. difficult; causing strain or anxiety. Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.

2. (of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying. She's a very trying woman!

try on

to put on (clothes etc) to see if they fit. She tried on a new hat.

try out

to test (something) by using it. We are trying out new teaching methods.