straining — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)

   Examples

   sundry violent gaspings and strainings

2. filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.

Adjective

1. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

   Synonyms

   arduousstrenuous

   Examples

   his final, straining burst of speed

   a strenuous task

Noun

1. an intense or violent exertion

   Synonyms

   strain

   Broader terms

   effortelbow greaseexertiontravailsweat

2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

   Synonyms

   distortionoverrefinementtorturetwisting

   Broader terms

   falsificationmisrepresentation