tuckering (out)

verb

present participle of tucker (out)
as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuckering (out)
  1. wearing
  2. killing
  3. exhausting
  4. tiring
  5. burning out
  6. knocking out
  7. wearing out
  8. washing out
Verb
  • Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Ser Criston moves from flail to sword to dagger, wearing nothing but his padded gambeson.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of wearing
Verb
  • Willett faced some blowback after touting an endorsement from Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City police officer ever convicted for killing a Black man.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • An armed Hudson barricaded himself and his mother inside her apartment after deputies responded to the second call for help before shooting Hayes four times, killing her.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of killing
Verb
  • Schmidt's attorney, Kyle Ludwig, on Tuesday claimed that Foster-Todd did not attempt to make distance between himself and the dog and said Foster-Todd shot the dog without exhausting other options.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026
  • But there were hero moments here too, the same refusal to lose, the same team-work, the same selfless effort in exhausting physical conditions.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of exhausting
Verb
  • In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 June 2026
Definition of tiring
Verb
  • In southwest France, gusting winds fed the flames overnight, accelerating the spread of the fire that has been burning out of control since midweek, the Gironde prefecture said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The organizations that get this right can build a co-intelligent workforce, human and agent, without sacrificing accountability or burning out the people who matter most.
    — Erik Aasberg, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of burning out
Verb
  • Spain beat France, 2-0, in Tuesday’s semifinal in Arlington, Texas, knocking out perhaps the tournament’s best player, Kylian Mbappé, and one of the defining powers of modern World Cup soccer.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • Rodrigues bounced back from that knockout loss with three straight wins, knocking out Denis Tiuliulin.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of knocking out
Verb
  • Relaxed pants like this pair are perfect for a long bus tour through the countryside or for wearing out to dinner—they’ll look polished without feeling uncomfortable.
    — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of wearing out
Verb
  • From choosing different mulch to planting ground covers, read on to learn how to stop mulch from washing out of your flower beds once and for all.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
  • Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
    — Tammy Webber, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Definition of washing out
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