Re: Trying=annoying

Posted by Smokey Stover on September 23, 2004

In Reply to: Re: Trying=annoying posted by R. Berg on September 23, 2004

: : : She is a bit "trying"="annoying"? obnoxious?

: :
: : I think it's closer to annoying and irritating than obnoxious, but you have the idea.

: Again, questions about single words are easily answered using a dictionary. This site is for phrases.

"These are the times that try men's souls." (Tom Paine, American patriot.) And these are the women who will test your patience. Same verb, so to speak. "Trying" is a so-called verbal, in this case a present participle used as an adjective, the original verb being "try = test". SS

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