trying

English

Etymology

try +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

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Adjective

trying (comparative more trying, superlative most trying)

1. Difficult to endure; arduous.
2. Irritating, stressful or bothersome.

Verb

trying

1. Present participle of try.

Translations

Difficult to endure; arduous

Finnish: rasittava (fi), raskas (fi)

Spanish: desafiador (es), arduo (es), riguroso (es)

irritating, stressful or bothersome

Finnish: rasittava (fi), raskas (fi), vaivalloinen (fi)

Spanish: hostigoso (es), irritante (es), molestoso (es)

Statistics

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