Trying
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Trying - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
TRY'ING, ppr. Exerting strength; attempting.
1. Examining by searching or comparison with a test; proving; using; straining, _c.
2. a. Adapted to try, or put to severe trial.
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
Bible Strong combined digital edition