tiring Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    jade; fatigue; pall; tire; weary.
    • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
  2. verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
    wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
    • We wore ourselves out on this hike
  3. verb deplete
    exhaust; run down; play out; sap; tire.
    • exhaust one's savings
    • We quickly played out our strength
  4. verb cause to be bored
    bore; tire.
  5. adjective satellite producing exhaustion
    exhausting; wearing; wearying.
    • an exhausting march
    • the visit was especially wearing

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