tiring

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adjective

tir·​ing ˈtī-riŋ 

ˈtī-ər-iŋ

: 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."

—Steve Derderian

tiringly adverb

tiringly hot weather

a tiringly repetitive process

tiring

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present participle of tire entry 1, tire entry 4

Synonyms of tiring

Adjective

• boring
• slow
• wearying
• weary
• stupid
• dull
• old
• dusty
• heavy

Examples of tiring in a Sentence

Adjective

the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Using a touch screen even makes sense for limited interaction by digital content editors of all stripes, but reaching across the keyboard a lot is tiring, as with any touch laptop. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Forget your previous experience—many of us think that exercise should be tiring and painful to work. — Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

After all, mixing, cutting, baking, and decorating gingerbread all in one go is tiring. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 Oct. 2026

Tommy Gemmell, advanced from left-back, provided the equaliser on 63 minutes and with Inter tiring and Celtic still pushing, Chalmers scored the famous winner with six minutes left. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1594, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tiring

• tiring-house
• tiring-room

Rhymes for tiring

• firing
• hiring
• quiring
• wiring
• acquiring
• admiring
• aspiring
• conspiring
• enquiring
• expiring
• inspiring
• perspiring