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straining   (TTS Sound)

The noun straining has 2 senses

• strain, straining -- (an intense or violent exertion)


• distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting -- (the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean)

The verb strain has 9 senses

• strive, reach, strain -- (to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear")


• try, strain, stress -- (test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!")


• strain, extend -- (use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much")


• sift, sieve, strain -- (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour")


• tense, strain, tense up -- (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up")


• strain, tense -- (become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached")


• filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out -- (remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities")


• puree, strain -- (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby")


• deform, distort, strain -- (alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy")

The adj straining has 1 sense

• arduous, straining, strenuous -- (taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt)