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trying someone's patience

trying someone's patience is the present participle and gerund of try someone's patience.

Meaning of try someone's patience

Verb

try someone's patience (third-person singular simple present tries someone's patience, present participle trying someone's patience, simple past and past participle tried someone's patience)

  1. Synonym of test someone's patience.

Questions about trying someone's patience

What is trying someone's patience the present participle and gerund of?
Trying someone's patience is the present participle and gerund of try someone's patience.

Words near trying someone's patience in the dictionary

  1. trying on for size
  2. trying one's hand
  3. trying one's luck
  4. trying one's wings
  5. trying out
  6. trying someone's patience
  7. trying titles
  8. tryingly
  9. tryingness
  10. tryings
  11. tryinna

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