attempting
Pronunciation:
/əˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To try.
Example: A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top.
To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
Example: one who attempts the virtue of a woman
To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
Example: to attempt the enemy's camp