exhausting
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3.2
- adjective
- /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/
- Taking care of three toddlers all day can be incredibly exhausting for any parent.
- an exhausting day
- exhausting work
- mentally exhausting
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Watch on YouTubeThe drive will be exhausting, but you still go.
- The drive will be exhausting, but you still go.
- And it's just really, really mentally exhausting to think about it.
- And it can just be exhausting over the years.
- And it can get really exhausting carrying the torch.
- And when it comes to communication, it's not only exhausting but frustrating.
- So it was so intense and so exhausting mentally.
- They do it like it's just I find it exhausting and it's the dopamine thing.
- What is the difference for you between that mindset getting exhausting versus energizing?
- But in the longer term, it is exhausting to keep making this argument.
- And it's exhausting and it's not sustainable.
- So it's exciting, it's exhausting, it's rewarding.
- Admit that is the most exhausting physical exercise you'll ever do.
- Like that would be exhausting at a level that I just can't fathom.
- I've done a lot of sniper missions, and it's exhausting and it's boring.
- It may be just basically recharging from how exhausting and draining that whole experience was.
Examples
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Launching a maker club is hard, exhausting, and incredibly satisfying.
Academic text (2014) -
It has been a wild year, a great year and an exhausting year for us.
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And it can just be exhausting over the years.
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So I think this week is going to be exhausting, but fun as well.
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I mean, some days are more exhausting than others.
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It's been exhausting, I must say.
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A little exhausting, but a great experience.
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It's just that it's been a really exhausting semester.
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A 45-minute walk around the site is exhausting even for a very fit person.
Academic text (2011) -
Reading lips when you can't hear properly is more exhausting than you'd ever imagine.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
60
7.0
Very hard and tiring, needing a lot of physical effort
35
1.0
Making you feel tired after a lot of activity
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7.7
Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time
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4.4
Making you feel very tired and low on energy
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6.8
Needing a lot of physical or mental effort
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5.4
Making you feel tired and worn out
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4.8
Making you feel tired after a long time or hard work
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8.3
Making someone feel very tired and weak
Antonyms
How Exhausting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word exhausting comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and haust meaning 'to draw' or 'to drink'. So something 'exhausting' has your energy 'drawn out' or 'drained', which is why it makes you very tired.