Similar words: constraining, training, retraining, basic training, raining, draining, straightening, maintaining. Meaning: [streɪn] 
n. 1. an intense or violent exertion 2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. adj. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance.
n. 1. an intense or violent exertion 2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. adj. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. 
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121. Lucy waited , pressed against the wall next to the window, straining to hear.
122. I leaned forward, straining to see through the barrier of light.
123. Uses the thighs to support the colon and prevent straining. Chronic straining on the toilet can cause hernias, diverticulosis, and pelvic organ prolapse.
124. She paused, straining her ears for any telltale sounds of pursuit.
125. two Chinamen lollop along under their wooden yokes with the straining vegetable baskets–their pigtails and blue blouses fly out in the wind.
126. On my first day, with straps straining my shoulder, I felt clumsy in every way.
127. The lawsuit alleges the black mark on Evans' permanent record is "unjustifiably straining her academic reputation and good standing."
128. While straining the brain, you may experience the soul sound necessary for transitioning to an OBE.
129. A new procedure which is called double suction straining coating method for the preparation of gas-liquid chromatographic stationary phase was reported.
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130. The boy disliked school and was straining at the leash to earn his own money.
131. Parthenocissus tricuspidata "feet" like a sucker, like lying in the crevice in tightly, straining lie on the wall, is not easy to wind down, and then extend outward.
132. The first of its kind, this is the self-propelled suitcase that automatically provides power assistance when you encounter inclines or are straining to roll the suitcase.
133. And, with a spirit straining toward true self-esteem, the Negro must boldly throw off the manacles of self-abnegation...
134. Worse, the perception that villagers are straining roads and services is triggering an ugly nativist backlash in many cities.
135. I was straining to bring off a cease - fire in Cambodia before the Congress acted.
136. Straining his eays, he hears the mewl of a distant cat.
137. All of the load is transmitted to the straining sensing tube.
138. It is the lark that sings so out of them , straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps.
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