taxing

adjective

tax·​ing ˈtak-siŋ How to pronounce taxing (audio)
: onerous, wearing
a taxing operatic role
taxingly adverb

Examples of taxing in a Sentence

The journey proved to be very taxing. a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
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But for now, as the wreckage continued smoldering, the No. 1 priority was trying to keep the few survivors alive, followed closely by an equally taxing task: notifying the dozens of families of passengers who didn’t make it. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025 One study, published in 2013, found that taking L-tyrosine supplements helped improve participants’ memory when carrying out a mentally taxing challenge. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 These contexts can be very taxing on the voice, especially when compared to quietly speaking for the same period of time. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025 The higher a property’s value is, the more taxing entities may collect from that given property. Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxing

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of taxing was in 1841

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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxing. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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