straining (s noun )
      br: /streɪn/ ስትረይን us: /streɪn/ ስትረይን

      12. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt
      his final, straining burst of speed; a strenuous task; your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here;
      Synonyms : ['arduous', 'strenuous']

straining (v noun )
    br: /streɪn/ ስትረይን us: /streɪn/ ስትረይን

    3. to exert much effort or energy
    straining our ears to hear;
    Synonyms : ['strive', 'reach', 'strain']
    4. test the limits of
    You are trying my patience!;
    Synonyms : ['try', 'strain', 'stress']
    5. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro; Don't strain your mind too much;
    Synonyms : ['strain', 'extend']
    6. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
    sift the flour;
    Synonyms : ['sift', 'sieve', 'strain']
    7. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
    he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up;
    Synonyms : ['tense', 'strain', 'tense_up']
    Antonyms : ['relax', 'unstrain']
    8. become stretched or tense or taut
    the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;; the rope strained when the weight was attached;
    Synonyms : ['strain', 'tense']
    9. remove by passing through a filter
    filter out the impurities;
    Synonyms : ['filter', 'filtrate', 'strain', 'separate_out', 'filter_out']
    10. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
    puree the vegetables for the baby;
    Synonyms : ['puree', 'strain']
    11. alter the shape of (something) by stress
    His body was deformed by leprosy;
    Synonyms : ['deform', 'distort', 'strain']