tiring 1 of 2

as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative

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tiring

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verb

present participle of tire
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Recent Examples of tiring
Adjective
Since travel can be tiring, Candow doubles his dose to 20 grams to counter jet lag from international trips. Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025 Like a couple of the starters, the bullpen arms may be tiring after the first five, plus months of the long, marathon season. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
So people shouldn’t swim against the current, which puts them at risk of tiring out. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tiring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiring
Adjective
  • Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Clark County Fire Department said that tunnel boring operations had been temporarily halted at the site pending an ongoing accident investigation.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then the hurricane continued on a more northward path around the islands and finally began weakening after powerful 145 mph winds tapered off.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For more than a century, the region has been caught in a thrilling but exhausting economic romance.
    Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Citations for not having headlights on during rain, fog or smoke and for not wearing a seatbelt were also dismissed.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The economic environment remains foggy, with uncertainty around tariffs and a labor market that, while softening in some areas, remains remarkably resilient in others.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This stands in sharp contrast to struggling sectors like multifamily, which are contending with softening rents and oversupply in formerly high-growth markets.
    Andrew DeNardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The apology came less than 24 hours after an unidentified shooter opened fire at a college university killing Kirk, a media personality and author.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Come to the table, as Republicans and Democrats, to pass solutions to the epidemic of gun violence that’s killing both of us.
    Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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