trying

[US]/ˈtraɪɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈtraɪɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. difficult; requiring effort; embarrassing; annoying
v. conducting an experiment; attempting

Phrases & Collocations

keep trying

trying your best

Example Sentences

trying to talk posh.

trying to square the press.

they are trying to accomplish the impossible.

The work is trying to the eyes.

They are trying to block in the space.

trying to elicit the truth.

They are trying to decide where to situate the hospital.

trying to Americanize the immigrant children.

they are trying to put the blame on us.

trying to button up a deal.

trying to get up the nerve to quit.

they are trying to settle the squabble out of court.

he was trying to get custody of their child.

the griefs of trying to meet a deadline.

he is trying to be extra good.

trying to hit the right note.

took the initiative in trying to solve the problem.

trying to make the mathematics tractable.

he was trying the role for size.

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