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

Swatting at wasps is a bad idea, and simply running from them gets tiring. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Smith, too, struggled to escape the clutches of a Burnley defence that saw Hjalmar Ekdal replace the tiring Igor midway through the second half. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Those with visual impairments cannot read text in the usual way, and people with conditions such as dyslexia may find reading difficult or tiring. — William Jones, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Soreness began settling in, and Mincey taught us a technique for safely walking on locked knees to spare our tiring muscles, which got us through the steep and gravelly hike. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 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