: 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."—
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tiringly
adverb
tiringly hot weather
a tiringly repetitive process
Examples of tiring in a Sentence
the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative
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Since travel can be tiring, Candow doubles his dose to 20 grams to counter jet lag from international trips.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Like a couple of the starters, the bullpen arms may be tiring after the first five, plus months of the long, marathon season.
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This was a productive but tiring day.
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Like a couple of the starters, the bullpen arms may be tiring after the first five, plus months of the long, marathon season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This was a productive but tiring day.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Aug. 2025
These brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) largely require users to physically attempt to speak, however—and that can be a slow and tiring process.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tiring
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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiring. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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