weary of

phrasal verb

wearied of; wearying of; wearies of
: to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He quickly wearied of answering their questions.

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The message went on to say Combs might be weary of her, and she might be being sneaky. Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 15 May 2025 Perhaps the Murdochs have grown weary of feeding the media that bites them?). Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2025 Circumstantial evidence suggests that bond investors may be growing weary of funding the growing pile of debt without additional compensation. Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 Two newer neighbors moved here from Florida, weary of all the hurricane threats. Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for weary of

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“Weary of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weary%20of. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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