Exhausting

//ɪɡˈzɔstɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of exhaust form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Very tiring.

    "This task is exhausting!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing exhaustion wordnet
  2. 2
    having a debilitating effect wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
drainingarduousboringburdensomeclearanceclearing

Example

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"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.

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