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adjective

Definition of exhaustingnext
1
as in stressful

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2
as in exhaustive

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exhausting

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verb

present participle of exhaust
1
as in tiring
to use up all the physical energy of the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone

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as in draining
to make complete use of we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money

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“Exhausting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausting. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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