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trying   (TTS Sound)

The verb try has 9 senses

• try, seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world")


• test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe")


• judge, adjudicate, try -- (put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials")


• sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")


• hear, try -- (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California")


• try -- (give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students")


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


• try, render -- (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole")


• try on, try -- (put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks")

The adj trying has 2 senses

• trying -- (hard to endure; "fell upon trying times")


• nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying -- (extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office")