Trying

Pronunciation

Origin

try + -ing

Full definition of trying

Adjective

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

Verb

1. Present participle of try

Noun

1. (philosophy) The act by which one tries something; an attempt.
• 2006, Andrew Sneddon, Action and Responsibility (page 145)In a variety of places, O'Shaughnessy argues that there is an internal relation between trying and the events that tryings produce. For example, he argues that tryings are not independently specifiable except as would-be causes of physical events.