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tryings

tryings is the plural of trying.

Meaning of trying

Noun

trying (plural tryings)

  1. The act by which one tries something; an attempt.
    • In a variety of places, O'Shaughnessy argues that there is an internal relation between trying and the events that tryings produce. For example, he argues that tryings are not independently specifiable except as would-be causes of physical events.2006, Andrew Sneddon, Action and Responsibility, page 145

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Questions about tryings

What is tryings the plural of?
Tryings is the plural of trying.

Words near tryings in the dictionary

  1. trying out
  2. trying someone's patience
  3. trying titles
  4. tryingly
  5. tryingness
  6. tryings
  7. tryinna
  8. tryke
  9. trykes
  10. tryless
  11. tryline

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