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trying
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
trying
(adjective)
try
(verb)
trying
/
ˈ
trajɪŋ/
adjective
trying
/
ˈ
trajɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRYING
[
more trying; most trying
]
:
difficult to deal with
They have been through some
trying
times together.
He can be very
trying
at times.
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