tiring

adjective
UK: /ˈtaɪərɪŋ/
US: /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/

  1. Making you feel tired.

    1. That was a tiring walk, I need a rest now.
    2. Looking after the children all day can be very tiring sometimes.

Synonyms

fatiguing
tiring verb

  1. Present participle of tire: causing someone to need rest.

    1. The children are tiring me out.
    2. That long presentation is tiring the audience quickly, I guess.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "tiring" is /ˈtaɪərɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "tiring": fatiguing.

Example usage of "tiring": "That was a tiring walk, I need a rest now.". More examples on the page.