Exhausting
/ɪɡˈzɔstɪŋ/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of exhaust form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Very tiring.
"This task is exhausting!"
Adjective
- 1 producing exhaustion wordnet
- 2 having a debilitating effect wordnet
Example
More examples"The swimmer, Cindy Nicholas, barely made it ashore at Dover at the end of the exhausting swim, but a spokesman from the Channel Swimming Association announced that she was in very good shape."
Etymology
From exhaust + -ing.