taxing

adjective

tax·ing | \ ˈtak-siŋ

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Definition of taxing

: onerous, wearing a taxing operatic role

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The journey proved to be very taxing. a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish

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As Wynonna regains her power after the physically taxing events of season 2 — which included an unexpected pregnancy — Purgatory is visited by a vampire cult with ancient ties to the area. — Noel Murray, The Verge, "Wynonna Earp is back, and there’s still time to catch up on Netflix," 20 July 2018 Even its hardware initiatives are based on content presentation: the Chromebook's great innovation is being, essentially, a web browser tied to a minimally taxing device. — Julie Muncy, WIRED, "Can Google Really Launch a Viable Videogame Platform?," 7 July 2018 Coming to terms -- and in some cases for Scalise that was by reliving the shooting through the eyes of others who were there -- is an emotionally taxing and incomplete process. — Phil Mattingly, CNN, "One year after grievous gunshot wound, Steve Scalise takes the field," 14 June 2018 As June sets in, and with it the months-long peak season of fishing participation (and fish cleaning) in Texas, plus the approach of Father’s Day, almost all anglers are looking for a way to make that task less taxing and more efficient. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Fillet blade a cut above the rest for anglers," 6 June 2018 Harvesting the eggs was a physically taxing process, requiring several weeks of daily estrogen injections that felt counter-productive to Cabanban, who longed to look and feel more masculine. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, "Before they transition, some transgender youth preserve fertility by banking sperm or eggs," 3 Apr. 2018 When an area is designated as a TIF district, property tax revenue – which is split up among taxing bodies including public schools – is frozen. — Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, "District 214, Mount Prospect agree to settle lawsuit over special taxing district," 27 Apr. 2018 Brownlee’s performance was nothing short of a triumph, quite the finest singing of this most taxing tenor role one is likely to hear in any opera house today. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Spectacular singing sparks Lyric's revival of 'I Puritani'," 5 Feb. 2018 That was just one of the extremely taxing experiences in Mauti's life. — Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com, "Texans coach Bill O'Brien praises Michael Mauti's comeback with Saints," 23 Jan. 2018

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taxing

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of taxing

: requiring a lot of effort, energy, etc.

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