: 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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There are only so many new stories to be told, and audiences seem to be tiring of the monotony.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s opponent, Vice President Richard Nixon, seemed to embody what voters were tiring of—the stale complacency and status quo of the 1950s.
—Time, 23 July 2025
For starters, the daily office routine was more tiring than what I was accustomed to back in Israel.
—Literary Hub, 18 July 2025
So 22 years ago, when her mother was pregnant with her older sister, the couple made a long and tiring trek across the border to the US.
—Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s opponent, Vice President Richard Nixon, seemed to embody what voters were tiring of—the stale complacency and status quo of the 1950s.
—Time, 23 July 2025
For starters, the daily office routine was more tiring than what I was accustomed to back in Israel.
—Literary Hub, 18 July 2025
So 22 years ago, when her mother was pregnant with her older sister, the couple made a long and tiring trek across the border to the US.
—Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 17 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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