wearying
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5.4
- adjective
- /ˈwɪr.i.ɪŋ/
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agotador
- After a long day of work, the wearying heat left me feeling exhausted.
- long and wearying
Examples
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You have no idea how wearying it is being ignored like that.
Fiction book (1995) -
Even the constant criticism of bishops that goes on at dotCom (and it can be wearying) may presuppose that bishops are worth a respectful listen.
Blog text (21) -
At a certain age, it's just too wearying to be lied to.
Fiction book (1991) -
Here's why this is such a wearying experience:
Blog text (2) -
The folly of giving tax breaks to the rich so they may "create jobs" is certainly wearying to hear.
Blog text (14) -
Dragons! All! From this table in this room, where I sit long at rest and much in pondering, after the latest (and wearying) ride of the Guardsman's rounds, I would write to you.
Fiction book (1997) -
Once her brother, rest his soul, was safely underground, Agnes would be free to run the household exactly as she wished, without the wearying necessity to beg for every groat.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I can totally relate; there are some days when the Internet is an exhilarating party or a fun coffee shop hangout with friends, and other times when it is a deafening, wearying, chaotic marketplace, and I need to come back home and lock myself in my room.
Blog text (16) -
Once there, the aforementioned plotlines kick in, each betraying a wearying lack of imagination and a reliance on obvious and often illogical gags.
Blog text (6) -
By then, the cabinet had begun a wearying set of negotiations with the so-called 'Waverers', the Tory peers led by Lords Harrowby and Wharncliffe, who hoped to obtain modifications to the bill in return for giving it a smooth passage through the upper chamber.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
92
3.2
To make you feel very tired
37
4.1
Making you bored, annoyed, or mentally tired
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1.0
Making you feel tired after a lot of activity
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4.4
Making you feel very tired and low on energy
Making you feel tired after a long time or hard work
Antonyms
How Tiring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wearying comes from the old English word weary, which means 'tired', and is like the common word wear, as in 'wearing you down'. So a wearying task slowly 'wears out' your energy and makes you tired.