trying
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Sense: Adjective: difficult
Synonyms:
taxing, demanding Collocations, exhausting, draining, tiring Collocations, fatiguing, difficult Collocations, tough Collocations, hard Collocations, punishing, tricky Collocations, rough Collocations, harsh Collocations, arduous, strenuous, backbreaking, heavy Collocations, grueling, gruelling , killing
Sense: Adjective: annoying
Synonyms:
annoying Collocations, frustrating Collocations, bothersome, irritating, wearisome, vexatious, tiresome Collocations, tedious Collocations, a pain , exasperating, irksome, maddening
try
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Sense: Verb: attempt
Synonyms:
attempt Collocations, make an effort, undertake Collocations, strive Collocations, essay Collocations, tackle Collocations, aspire, have a try, try your best, venture Collocations, do your best, do what you can, make every effort, exert yourself, labor Collocations, labour Collocations , work Collocations, vie, contend Collocations, contest Collocations, make a bid for, struggle for, compete for, put yourself out, shoot at, shoot for , drive for, go out of the way, bend over backward , bend over backwards , have a go , make a go of it , go all out , leave no stone unturned, move heaven and earth, go to great lengths, knock yourself out , break your neck , bust a gut , take a crack at , have a crack at , give sth a whirl , give sth a go
Sense: Verb: test
Synonyms:
test Collocations, try out , trial Collocations, assay, sample Collocations, inspect, investigate, check out , put sth to the test, put sth to the proof, analyze, analyse , examine Collocations, taste Collocations
Sense: Verb: conduct a trial
Synonyms:
judge Collocations, hear Collocations, hear sb's case, give sb a fair hearing, sit in judgment of, sit in judgement of , be judge and jury of, examine Collocations, adjudicate, decide Collocations
Sense: Verb: tax or annoy
Synonyms:
tax Collocations, test Collocations, stress Collocations, irk, vex, annoy, drain Collocations, wear out, tire Collocations, strain Collocations, put a strain on, try sb's patience, get on sb's nerves , push sb to the limit, push Collocations
Sense: Noun: attempt
Synonyms:
attempt Collocations, go Collocations , effort Collocations, whirl Collocations , shot Collocations , crack Collocations , bash Collocations , stab Collocations