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Meaning of straining in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    straining

    Definitions

    1. taxing to the utmost

    Examples

    • « testing powers of endurance »
    • « his final, straining burst of speed »
    • « a strenuous task »
    • « your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here- F.D.Roosevelt »

    Synonyms

    • effortful
  2. Noun

    straining

    Definitions

    1. an intense or violent exertion

    Derived terms

    • extend
    • reach
    • strain
    • stress
    • strive
    • try
  3. 2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

    Derived terms

    • convolute
    • distort
    • falsify
    • garble
    • over-refine
    • overrefine
    • pervert
    • sophisticate
    • twist
    • twist around
    • warp

Famous quotes

  • « Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. »
    Stephen Spender
  • « Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems. »
    Timothy Murphy
  • « It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic enthusiasm and resentment over real or fancied wrongs, urging them forward to war. »
    Elihu Root
  • « I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare. »
    Katherine Jenkins

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