try vs seeking

try and seeking both are nouns.

try is a verb but seeking is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
try	Yes	No	Yes	No
seeking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seeking is a hyponym of try; that is, seeking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than try:

try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
seeking: an attempt to acquire or gain something

Other hyponyms of try include batting, best, worst, bid, play, crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl, essay, foray, contribution, part, share, liberation, mug's game, power play, squeeze, squeeze play, shot, stab, shot, nisus, pains, strain, striving, battle, struggle, takeover attempt, run, test, trial, test, trial.

try (noun)	seeking (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	the act of searching for something
	an attempt to acquire or gain something

try (verb)	seeking (verb)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
take a sample of
test the limits of
give pain or trouble to
make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

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