# trying

Pronunciation: say "TRY-ing" /ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of try. — present participle and gerund of try
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of try. Use this -ing form for something happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _They are trying to reach an agreement before the deadline._
   - _Trying to please everyone often leaves you exhausted._

## Adjective

2. Difficult to endure; physically or emotionally demanding.
   - Simple: Hard to deal with because it makes you tired or upset.
   - _Caring for two newborns at once proved deeply trying for the new parents._
   - _The expedition faced trying conditions as the temperature dropped below freezing._
3. Causing irritation, stress, or annoyance.
   - Simple: Annoying and stressful enough to test your patience.
   - _The endless paperwork made the whole process unusually trying._
   - _His habit of arriving late grew more trying with each passing week._

## Noun

4. An attempt; an act of putting effort into accomplishing something.
   - Simple: An effort or attempt to do something.
   - _Every trying at the lock taught her something about how it worked._
   - _His first trying ended in failure, but he refused to give up._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "try" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/trying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).