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tryin'

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Canada/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪn/

tryin' is the pronunciation spelling of trying.

Meaning of trying

Adjective

trying (comparative more trying, superlative most trying)

  1. Difficult to endure; arduous.
    • "Do you not find," he said, "that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much typewriting?"1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II (July...
  2. Irritating, stressful or bothersome.

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Words that rhyme with tryin'

Questions about tryin'

What is tryin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Tryin' is the pronunciation spelling of trying.
How do you pronounce tryin'?
Tryin' is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪ.ɪn/ (Canada).

Words near tryin' in the dictionary

  1. tryharded
  2. tryharding
  3. tryhards
  4. tryhouse
  5. tryhouses
  6. tryin'
  7. tryina
  8. trying
  9. trying conclusions
  10. trying for size
  11. trying it on

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