- trying - hard to endure; "fell upon trying times"
Antonym: easy (indirect, via difficult)
- 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"
Antonym: agreeable (indirect, via disagreeable)
- 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"
--1 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun try1, noun trier2
They try to move
- 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"
--2 is one way to judge
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trier2, noun trial7
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--3 is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trier1, noun trial4
They want to try the prisoners
- sample, try, try out, taste - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
--4 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trier2, noun trial5
They try more bread
- 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"
--5 is one way to probe, examine
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun trier1
Somebody ----s something
- try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
--6 is one way to pain, anguish, hurt
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun trial6
Sam cannot try Sue
- try, strain, stress - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
--7 is one way to afflict
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- try, render - melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
--8 is one way to melt, run, melt down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--9 is one way to wear, put on, get into, don, assume
Sample sentence:
They try the cape