: 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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After a tiring day walking around the parks, the most relaxing, soothing and healing experience is to sit out on the decks of the treehouse.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Dickinson led off the semifinal game and roped a double off his metal bat that Smith said woke him up from a long, tiring day.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 8 July 2025
And, although a tiring and long journey from prepping, to shooting, and promoting the series over the last few years, Claflin is glad to still be traveling to discuss the show and introduce it to new audiences.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
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Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Dickinson led off the semifinal game and roped a double off his metal bat that Smith said woke him up from a long, tiring day.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 8 July 2025
And, although a tiring and long journey from prepping, to shooting, and promoting the series over the last few years, Claflin is glad to still be traveling to discuss the show and introduce it to new audiences.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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