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striving

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strive  (strv)
intr.v. strove (strv), striv·en (strvn) or strived, striv·ing, strives
1. To exert much effort or energy; endeavor.
2. To struggle or fight forcefully; contend: strive against injustice.
[Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from estrit, estrif, quarrel; see strife.]
striver n.
striving·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.strivingstriving - an effortful attempt to attain a goal
nisus, pains, strain
attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
jehad, jihad - a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
Translations
striving [ˈstraɪvɪŋ] N → esfuerzos mpl, el esforzarse


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While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises, and cried loudly for help, a neighbor ran to the well, and learning what had happened said: "Hark ye, old fellow, why, in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?
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With a kind of wriggle, like a fish returned to the brook by the fisherman, Biddlebaum the silent began to talk, striving to put into words the ideas that had been accumulated by his mind during long years of silence.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
I saw a tormented spirit striving for the release of expression.
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