Trying

try·ing

/ˈtrīiNG/

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adjective

adjective: trying

1. difficult or annoying; hard to endure.

   "it had been a very trying day"

   Similar:

   stressful

   difficult

   taxing

   demanding

   tough

   hard

   heavy

   pressured

   testing

   frustrating

   fraught

   traumatic

   arduous

   grueling

   tiring

   fatiguing

   exhausting

   wearing

   hellish

   a bitch of a

   a stinker of a

   annoying

   irritating

   exasperating

   maddening

   infuriating

   tiresome

   irksome

   troublesome

   bothersome

   vexatious

   aggravating

   Opposite:

   easy

   painless

   accommodating

try

/trī/

verb

gerund or present participle: trying

1. 1.

   make an attempt or effort to do something.

   "he tried to regain his breath"

   Similar:

   attempt

   endeavor

   make an effort

   exert oneself

   seek

   strive

   struggle

   do one's best

   do one's utmost

   do all one can

   undertake

   aim

   set out

   take it on oneself

   try one's hand at

   have a go/shot/crack/stab/bash

   give it one's best shot

   bend/lean over backwards

   bust a gut

   do one's damnedest

   pull out all the stops

   go all out

   go for broke

   knock oneself out

   break one's neck

   move heaven and earth

   give it a burl

   give it a fly

   essay

   assay

   • use, test, or do (something new or different) in order to see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant.

     "everyone wanted to know if I'd tried jellied eel"

     Similar:

     test

     try out

     check out

     put to the test

     experiment with

     sample

     taste

     have a taste of

     inspect

     investigate

     examine

     appraise

     evaluate

     assess

     try something on for size

     give something a whirl

     trial

     pilot

     put through its paces

     put into practice
   • attempt to achieve or attain.

     "they decided to try for another baby"
   • NORTH AMERICAN

     compete or audition in order to join (a team) or be given (a position).

     "she tried out for the team"
   • go to (a place) or attempt to contact (someone), typically in order to obtain something.

     "I've tried the apartment, but the number is busy"
   • push or pull (a door or window) to determine whether it is locked.

     "I tried the doors, but they were locked"
   • make severe demands on (a person or a quality, typically patience).

     "Mary tried everyone's patience to the limit"

     Similar:

     tax

     make severe demands on

     strain

     put a strain on

     test

     stretch

     sap

     drain

     exhaust

     wear out

     tire out

     weary
2. 2.

   subject (someone) to trial.

   "he was arrested and tried for the murder"

   • investigate and decide (a case or issue) in a formal trial.

     "such cases must be tried by a jury"

     Similar:

     adjudicate

     consider

     hear

     pass judgment on

     adjudge

     examine
3. 3.

   smooth (roughly planed wood) with a plane to give an accurately flat surface.
4. 4.

   extract (oil or fat) by heating.

   "some of the fat may be tried out and used"

The lovely English language.  Too many words and not enough so we keep using the sames ones to mean multiple things.

We are living in trying times.  In every sense of the word.

We are trying to flatten the curve of the pandemic growth.  We are trying to maintain a positive attitude.  We are trying to protect ourselves and our loved ones from catching the disease.  We are trying to stay at home.  We are trying to survive,.

Some people are trying to minimize what is happening while others are trying to not panic.

People are trying to help the vulnerable amongst us while others seem to be not even trying to understand the importance of physical distancing.  Politicians are trying to blame anyone and everyone but themselves for what is happening.  And trying to shift blame to others - especially others from other countries or political parties.

It is all very trying.

I have been having conversations (here and elsewhere) with friends and we are all agreed.  The number one priority right now is to survive.  

So I urge all my friends and acquaintances - try to stay home if you have the means.  Try to practice physical distancing from each other.  Try to remember to not touch your face when you are out, and when you get home wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water - a minimum of 20 seconds.  Longer is better.

Some people are immune compromised or by dint of age or other health considerations, are particularly vulnerable to this virus.  Everyone needs to get on board the isolation train.  Some countries are in actual lockdown, not the voluntary compliance that we are currently living with in my province.  The better we follow the isolation guidelines, the sooner the curve of growth will slow and the sooner the virus will have blown through.

If you don't go out, you don't need to fuss about whether or not you need to wear a mask.

If you stay in, you won't pick up the virus and you will not spread it.

Having lived through several periods of self-isolation for various reasons, I am well versed in not focusing on what I cannot, but on what I can.  This particular isolation is a piece of cake for me.  I do not have a broken anything.  I am not dealing with chemotherapy and trashing my immune system entirely.  I can weave, I can move around freely in my house.  I can even, when the weather improves, go for walks - maintaining safe physical distancing from anyone I encounter on said walk.

Spring is coming, in spite of the fresh snow yesterday.  This too shall pass.  At the end?  I would sincerely like all of you to still be here.

In the meantime, I will be weaving.  Because I can.

"Do, or do not.  There is no 'try'."

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