: 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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Sound routines, sound tennis mind Pegula says that travelling all over the globe as a part of the WTA’s tour season is exhilarating on a day-to-day basis, but can be tiring over the long haul.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But before continuing its schedule, the Heat has two days off to rest and recover from this tiring stretch on the road.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Even when bodies were tiring towards the end, minds did not.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
In 2008, for reasons as opaque as his intentions in taking on the role, Abramovich resigned his governorship and went elsewhere in his extremely complicated and tiring-to-think-about billionaire’s world.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But before continuing its schedule, the Heat has two days off to rest and recover from this tiring stretch on the road.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Even when bodies were tiring towards the end, minds did not.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
In 2008, for reasons as opaque as his intentions in taking on the role, Abramovich resigned his governorship and went elsewhere in his extremely complicated and tiring-to-think-about billionaire’s world.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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 3 Feb. 2026.
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