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Adjective Difficult to endure hard tough difficult taxing fatiguing stressful arduous heavy demanding frustrating pressured upsetting aggravating bitter brutal burdensome cruel exacting exasperating excruciating exhausting fraught grievous grim gruelingUS gruellingUK hardhanded harsh inhuman murderous onerous oppressive rough rugged searing severe stiff testing tiring traumatic troublesome wearing bothersome hellish irksome strenuous vexing wearisome exigent pestilent sticky tight tricky weighty a stinker of a “The country's citizens are going through trying times due to an upheaval in government.” Adjective Causing irritation or annoyance annoying exasperating infuriating irksome irritating maddening tiresome aggravating bothersome troublesome vexatious provocative “Even the most patient of us would find Peter's sanctimonious speeches a little trying after awhile.” Verb Present participle for to make an effort or attempt seeking assaying attempting aiming endeavoringUS endeavouringUK striving essaying struggling undertaking aspiring labouringUK laboringUS venturing working having a stab having a whack making an attempt driving for going for shooting for going after going all out knocking oneself out lifting a finger making a bid vying for bearing down bending over backwards breaking your neck busting a gut chipping away at doing all one can doing one's best doing your best doing your damnedest exerting oneself exerting yourself fronting up giving it a burl giving it a fly giving it your all giving it your best shot going for broke going for it having a bash having a crack having a go having a shot knocking yourself out leaning over backwards making an all-out effort making an effort making a pass at moving heaven and earth pulling out all the stops putting oneself out setting out taking a crack at taking it on oneself rupturing yourself “He didn't even try to listen to my side of the story.” Verb Present participle for to experiment or test testing examining investigating sampling tasting inspecting appraising evaluating experimenting with trying out assessing checking checking out experimenting judging proving scrutinisingUK scrutinizingUS weighing having a taste of giving something a whirl putting to the test giving it a go putting to the proof trying something on for size “I have seen a lot of therapists who try different kinds of treatment.” Verb Present participle for to give pain, affliction, or vexation to taxing straining draining exhausting paining sapping stressing stretching troubling upsetting wearying annoying irritating plaguing tiring afflicting inconveniencing vexing irking agonisingUK agonizingUS bothering crucifying distressing exasperating excruciating frustrating harassing martyring racking tormenting torturing wringing tiring out wearing out giving someone grief making demands on making severe demands on putting a strain on “As it is, literally having to watch paint dry starts to sorely try the patience.” Verb Present participle for to bring before a judge adjudicating hearing adjudging considering arbitrating deciding refereeing giving a hearing putting on trial sitting in judgment taking to court passing judgement on “The information is invalid and this Court has no jurisdiction to try the issue arising therefrom.” Find more words! 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