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trying
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try·ing  (trng)
adj.
Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

trying·ly adv.

trying [ˈtraɪɪŋ]
adj
upsetting, difficult, or annoying a trying day at the office
tryingly  adv
tryingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.trying - hard to enduretrying - 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 nervestrying - extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"
disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

trying
Translations
trying [ˈtraɪɪŋ] ADJ [time, situation, circumstances] → difícil; [experience, day] → duro; [person] → latoso, pesado
trying [ˈtraɪɪŋ] adjpénible
try line tryline [ˈtraɪlaɪn] n (RUGBY)ligne f de but, ligne f d'essai
trying
adjschwierig, anstrengend; work, day, timeanstrengend, aufreibend; experienceschwer; it has been a trying time for them recentlysie haben es in letzter Zeit sehr schwer gehabt; how trying!wie ärgerlich!
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


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Kerris Peeling's Peter Pan flies through the auditorium as well as across the stage and is less tryingly winsome than some who have taken on this role.
 
 
 
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