tiring

noun, adj — 3 senses

tiring

noun

/ˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/

1

The action of tiring.

2

Falconry, Hobbies, Hunting, Lifestyle Bits of bone and tough organic material from a corpse given to hawks to abate their hunger.

Derived terms: tiring-house, tiring-room

tiring

adj

1

That tires or tire.

Carrying my bags up four flights of stairs is very tiring.

Derived terms: tiringly, tiringness, untiring

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The English vocabulary of exhaustion, from mild to completely done