: causing weariness or lack of strength or energy
a tiring schedule
a very tiring workout
Karlowicz, a fifth-grade teacher, said she ran in last year's Ragnar Relay Cape Cod, which gave her some familiarity with racing on back-to-back days. "It's so tiring," she said. "There's a huge mental challenge to do it. It's very invigorating to overcome that."—
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tiringly
adverb
tiringly hot weather
a tiringly repetitive process
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the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative
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Adams may have thought Pierce owed him something for vouching for him, but Pierce was tiring of the pouting and target requests.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
In a speech Monday, Fed governor Christopher Waller delivered the vivid monetary policy metaphor of the month, comparing the more than two-year battle against inflation to the tiring sparring in a mixed martial arts cage.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
As for food, those tiring of tagine may be glad of the West African restaurants tucked away within the medina.
—Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
In a speech Monday, Fed governor Christopher Waller delivered the vivid monetary policy metaphor of the month, comparing the more than two-year battle against inflation to the tiring sparring in a mixed martial arts cage.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
As for food, those tiring of tagine may be glad of the West African restaurants tucked away within the medina.
—Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiring. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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