straining
strain-ing
verb
Exerting maximum effort, often with difficulty, to achieve something.
"He was straining to lift the heavy box."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: distortion, twisting, overrefinement, torture, arduous, effortful, strenuous, strain
strain-ing
Exerting maximum effort, often with difficulty, to achieve something.
"He was straining to lift the heavy box."
Synonyms: distortion, twisting, overrefinement, torture, arduous, effortful, strenuous, strain