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▪ I. attempting, vbl. n.|əˈtɛmtɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of making an effort, trying; attempt, endeavour.
1556Phaër æneid iv. L iij, Quaking..her huge attemptings to pursue. 1641Milton Ch. Govt. ii. Wks. (1851) 145 Though of highest hope, and hardest attempting. 1784Anderson in Phil. Trans. LXXV. 21 The attempting to climb it was at the risk of my life. ▪ II. aˈttempting, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] Endeavouring, enterprising, venturous.
c1630Risdon Surv. Devon §144 (1810) 158 Sir Humphry Gilbert..was of an high attempting spirit. |