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    wearying
    /ˈwɪərɪɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. causing tiredness; tiring: "a long, wearying journey"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWEARYING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈwɪə.ri.ɪŋ / us / ˈwɪr.i.ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel tired: a long wearying journey. Synonyms. exhausting. tiring. wearing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably. get blood out of/from a stone idiom. grail. gruelling.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wearyingWearying Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WEARY is exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness. How to use weary in a sentence. Sick and Tired: The Literal and Figurative Meanings of Lassitude Synonym Discussion of Weary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWEARYING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈwɪr.i.ɪŋ / uk / ˈwɪə.ri.ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel tired: a long wearying trip. Synonyms. exhausting. tiring. wearing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably. get blood out of/from a stone idiom. grail. grueling.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › wearyingWearying - definition of wearying by The Free Dictionary

    1. Physically or mentally tired. 2. Expressive of or prompted by tiredness: a weary smile. 3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out: weary of delays. 4. Causing fatigue; tiresome: a weary wait. tr. & intr.v. wea·ried, wea·ry·ing, wea·ries.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wearyingWearying - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jul 1, 2024 · Definitions of wearying. adjective. producing exhaustion. synonyms: exhausting, tiring, wearing. effortful. requiring great physical effort.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWEARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    bored by something because you have experienced too much of it: grow weary of I've been going out with the same people to the same places for years and I've just grown weary of it. See more. causing you to feel tired, bored, or annoyed: The whole sequence of events had a weary familiarity to it.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › wearyingWEARYING Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for WEARYING: tiring, boring, weary, slow, old, dull, stupid, dusty; Antonyms of WEARYING: interesting, involving, engrossing, surprising, intriguing, engaging, absorbing, wondrous.

  9. www.wordreference.com › definition › wearyingwearying - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    adj. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain. characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often fol. by of ): weary of excuses. characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › wearying_adjwearying, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective wearying mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective wearying. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wearyWeary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    /ˈwɪəri/ IPA guide. Other forms: wearied; wearying; wearies; wearier; weariest; wearyingly. Weary as an adjective means "very tired or worn out," like weary students who finished a long week of studying and taking tests. Weary comes from the Old English word werig, meaning "tired."