English

Verb

endeavoring

1. present participle of endeavor

Noun

endeavoring ‎(plural endeavorings)

1. The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.
   • 2012, Timothy O'Connor, Constantine Sandis, A Companion to the Philosophy of Action

     This is so because efforts, exertions, and endeavorings, if they were to exist, would need to be actions themselves, or parts of actions, or subactions or behaviors of some sort […]