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Trying vs Tying - What's the difference?

trying | tying |

As verbs the difference between trying and tying

is that trying is present participle of lang=en while tying is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between trying and tying

is that trying is the act by which one tries something; an attempt while tying is action of the verb to tie; ligature.

As an adjective trying

is difficult to endure; arduous.

trying

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Difficult to endure; arduous.
  • *1891 , Conan Doyle,
  • *:"Do you not find," he said, "that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much typewriting?"
  • Irritating, stressful or bothersome.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) The act by which one tries something; an attempt.
  • * 2006 , Andrew Sneddon, Action and Responsibility (page 145)
    • 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.

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    tying

    English

    (wikipedia tying)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb to tie ; ligature.
  • * John Macgowan
    • It cost us several tyings and untyings before her ladyship was pleased with her own foot.
  • (mining) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.

    • Verb

    (head)