: 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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Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Now in his 80s trips to the islands are more challenging, and maintaining a boat that can make the journey is expensive and tiring.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 8 June 2025
The 35-year-old started 22 of the 24 games Cronenworth missed with a fractured rib and was clearly tiring at the end, going 3-for-30 in his final nine starts.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
Bradley was clearly tiring, having struggled at times defensively in the second half.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Now in his 80s trips to the islands are more challenging, and maintaining a boat that can make the journey is expensive and tiring.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 8 June 2025
The 35-year-old started 22 of the 24 games Cronenworth missed with a fractured rib and was clearly tiring at the end, going 3-for-30 in his final nine starts.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
Bradley was clearly tiring, having struggled at times defensively in the second half.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 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 Jul. 2025.
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