: causing weariness or lack of strength or energy
a tiring schedule
a very tiring workout
Karlowicz, a fifth-grade teacher, said she ran in last year's Ragnar Relay Cape Cod, which gave her some familiarity with racing on back-to-back days. "It's so tiring," she said. "There's a huge mental challenge to do it. It's very invigorating to overcome that."—
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tiringly
adverb
tiringly hot weather
a tiringly repetitive process
Examples of tiring in a Sentence
the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative
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Because that gets exhausting and tiring.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
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In spite of the split being designed to maximize the season’s appeal, the result is quite the opposite, with modern audiences quickly tiring of a mere eight episodes being unnecessarily dragged out.
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And with former allies like Heather Dubrow and Emily Simpson tiring of her antics, she was left on shaky ground.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
And routine activities, such as snow removal, require tiring physical exertion.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In spite of the split being designed to maximize the season’s appeal, the result is quite the opposite, with modern audiences quickly tiring of a mere eight episodes being unnecessarily dragged out.
—Emma Flint, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
And with former allies like Heather Dubrow and Emily Simpson tiring of her antics, she was left on shaky ground.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tiring
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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiring. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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