: 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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But Braun was solid before tiring and working through injuries that affected him on the ball over the final month last season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of a chance to flex their goalscoring muscles, United had to grit their teeth and see out a gruelling, tense, tiring second half.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Having her lead protection agent help her in this very tender way after such a tiring and disappointing day is so melancholy.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
With the departure of disgraced co-creator Justin Roiland after the third season, the show has been steadily improving in quality, with a tremendous cast and some very funny done-in-one episodes that don't have the sometimes tiring cynicism of R&M.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of a chance to flex their goalscoring muscles, United had to grit their teeth and see out a gruelling, tense, tiring second half.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Having her lead protection agent help her in this very tender way after such a tiring and disappointing day is so melancholy.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
With the departure of disgraced co-creator Justin Roiland after the third season, the show has been steadily improving in quality, with a tremendous cast and some very funny done-in-one episodes that don't have the sometimes tiring cynicism of R&M.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiring. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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