trying

/ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/

adjectiveverbtry · ing

To spell TRYING, remember: you keep the base word TRY and just add -ING—no extra letters needed.

Yes, it's trying. Keep the Y in try when adding -ing: try + ing → trying (don’t change y to i).

Definitions

  1. verbpresent participle of try; making an effort to do or accomplish something.
  2. adjectivedifficult, stressful, or challenging to deal with.

Examples

  • “She is trying to finish her homework before dinner.”
  • “The puppy kept trying to climb onto the couch.”
  • “It was a trying week, but we got through it together.”

Synonyms

attemptingendeavoringtestingstrivingchallenging

Antonyms

easyeffortless

Translations

ES intentandoPT tentandoFR essayant

Common misspellings

tryngtriyingtryintriingtriyngtryyingtryeingtry-ing

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