trying
trahy ing
- v make an effort or attempt
- v put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- v put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- v take a sample of
- v examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- v give pain or trouble to
- v test the limits of
You are trying my patience! - v melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- v put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- s hard to endure
fell upon trying times - s extremely irritating to the nerves
a trying day at the office
- Yeah, FYI: I'm pretty sure that if you're trying to do that Trojan Horse thingy as a strategy, you don't tell people about it.
- Finance costs will rise as the economy recovers, so trying to time real estate might not pay off.
- The teenager is trying to grasp the responsibilities and freedoms that come with entering the second epoch of life that between childhood and adulthood.