tiring

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ

Verb

tiring

  1. present participle and gerund of tire

Noun

tiring (plural tirings)

  1. (uncountable) The action of tiring.
  2. (falconry) Bits of bone and tough organic material from a corpse given to hawks to abate their hunger.

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Adjective

tiring (comparative more tiring, superlative most tiring)

  1. That tires or tire.
    Synonyms: draining, tiresome; see also Thesaurus:fatiguing
    Carrying my bags up four flights of stairs is very tiring.

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