straining (Meaning)
straining (n)
an intense or violent exertion
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
straining (s)
taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Synonyms & Antonyms of straining
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- trifling
- lazing
- dillydallying
- unwinding
- basking
- lolling
- lolling
- goofing (off)
- footling
- playing
- dallying
- playing
- bumming
- dillydallying
- lazing
- hanging
- hacking (around)
- footling
- loafing
- slacking (off)
- reposing
- relaxing
- dallying
- slacking (off)
- goofing (off)
- goldbricking
- unwinding
- loafing
- reposing
- hanging
- basking
- relaxing
- goldbricking
- hacking (around)
- trifling
- bumming
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straining Sentence Examples
- The weightlifters strained every muscle in their bodies to lift the heavy barbells.
- The injured hiker strained his ankle as he stumbled down the rocky trail.
- The mother strained to hear her baby's faint cry from the other room.
- The singer strained her vocal cords during her powerful performance.
- The athlete strained to reach the finish line just ahead of her opponent.
- The doctor strained to stitch the deep wound as blood oozed out.
- The carpenter strained to hold the heavy wooden beam in place.
- The dancer's muscles strained as she performed intricate leaps and twirls.
- The students strained their brains to solve the difficult math problems.
- The fabric of the dress strained at the seams as the woman tried to force herself into it.
FAQs About the word straining
an intense or violent exertion, the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean, taxing to the utmost; testing powers
pulling, hurting, stretching, weakening, wrenching, taxing, bruising, racking,damaging, harming
shirking, letting up, hanging (around or out), easing (up), chilling, breaking, idling, resting, resting, letting up
The weightlifters strained every muscle in their bodies to lift the heavy barbells.
The injured hiker strained his ankle as he stumbled down the rocky trail.
The mother strained to hear her baby's faint cry from the other room.
The singer strained her vocal cords during her powerful performance.
