From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtryingtry‧ing /ˈtraɪ-ɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective ANNOYannoying or difficult in a way that makes you feel worried, tired etc That child is very trying. The beginning of the show is often a trying time because of latecomers. They do the best they can in trying circumstances.
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trying• The experience has been very trying for us.trying time• What's a girl to do in these trying times?• In part two: Crisis at Kingsholme ... trying times for Gloucester.• Napoleon's retreat from Moscow was possibly a more trying time for his troops.• It was a trying time for Mary Dunn.• Without wishing to understate what was surely a trying time for some students, I shall make two further points.• These are trying times for the souls of Apple Macintosh users.• Being a White House reporter in such trying times was like serving in the military: You went where duty called. 