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
Really, the album is about tiring of mothering men who are great in bed but lack crucial social skills. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 The routine can be tiring because both are raising young children. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 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
  • And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Previously the billionaire banker has warned the American economy is weakening, saying in September following a measly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that whether that weakness spills into economic contraction remains to be seen.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The tariffs inadvertently advantage Asia and other offshore producers by weakening textile and apparel supply chains in the Western Hemisphere.
    Kimberly Glas, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Specifically for Social Security, projections indicate that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausting their reserves by 2034.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Williams was remembered for wearing goggles and a knee wrap and by his intensity during those games.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Beckham, wearing Saint Laurent peep-toe heels, a white T-shirt and check pencil skirt from her own collection, sits in a big, sunny room filled with racks of clothing and accessories samples, all the elements of her current world.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nozawa approached the decor with the goal of softening the architecture's hard lines and surfaces, while channeling the color palette of the building materials.
    Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Speaking in New York, the central bank policymaker noted risks to both higher inflation and a softening labor market that are keeping officials on their toes.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 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
  • Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The emergency services Loeb was hearing were headed to the nearby Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, where an assailant rammed a car into people before stabbing several members of the community, killing two.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The episodes feel choppy, hardly letting anything land, yet still feeling slow.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd, quietening into a slow clap with the moment building, burst into a celebration.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiring. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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