exhausting B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #10171 Meanings 1 adj Making you very tired. Looking after three young children all day is exhausting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making you very tired. tiringdraininggrueling Common collocations exhausting job Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From exhaust + -ing. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exhausting **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 10171 ## Meanings 1. Making you very tired. ## Examples - Looking after three young children all day is exhausting. ## Etymology From exhaust + -ing. ## AI Etymology Exhausting is formed from exhaust + -ing. In current use, the main sense is “Making you very tired”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown