: 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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Imagine having all your bags unpacked, slipping into a robe and getting ready to take a long, hot shower at the end of a tiring day, only to realize that your showerhead is broken or the hot water isn’t heating appropriately.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
And while the offense was flowing, the defense was suffocating a quickly tiring San Jose State squad.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
It's been a cold, tiring week, but the light at the end of the tunnel that is a Saturday at Ikea picking out lamp shades is finally within sight.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
But studies have also shown that consuming caffeine before a mentally tiring task reduces the feeling of cognitive fatigue.
—Katharine Gammon, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
And while the offense was flowing, the defense was suffocating a quickly tiring San Jose State squad.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
It's been a cold, tiring week, but the light at the end of the tunnel that is a Saturday at Ikea picking out lamp shades is finally within sight.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
But studies have also shown that consuming caffeine before a mentally tiring task reduces the feeling of cognitive fatigue.
—Katharine Gammon, Time, 6 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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