exhaust
verb (used with object)
to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.
am exhausting
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present progressiveof exhaust (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Heaven's sweet grace" does not fill my heart; for I am exhausting myself in longings to walk again,—to be independent.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 by Various
