exhausting

B2
US /ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/
adj verb Freq #10171

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    producing exhaustion

    an exhausting march

  2. 2
    adj

    having a debilitating effect

    an exhausting job in the hot sun

  3. 3
    adj

    Very tiring.

    This task is exhausting!

  4. 4
    verb

    present participle and gerund of exhaust

Etymology

From exhaust + -ing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · producing exhaustion tiringwearingwearying
2 adj · having a debilitating effect draining
3 adj · very tiring. drainingexhaustingexhaustivefatiguinggruelingtiresometiringwearifulwearingwearisomeweary

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