tax
noun
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
are taxing
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present progressiveof tax.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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He can get around in a breath-operated wheelchair, but long trips are taxing.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
From scholarship applications to competitive classes, campuses are taxing environments.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
“So those become challenges, and certainly long-term operations in cold weather are taxing, both on personnel and equipment…. I’m looking forward to not having that ever again.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2020
More often than not, Dodgers starting pitchers are taxing the bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
Two trout-fishers are taxing all their strength to pull a boat up stream beneath the shelter of the bank.
From The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Complete by René Bazin
