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dog-tired

[ dawg-tahyuhrd, dog- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

dog-tired

First recorded in 1800–10

Rather, Obama sounded like a dog-tired idealist forced to grapple painfully with hard reality.

He was dog-tired, and when he saw the seated man through the lighted window a great longing for companionship came upon him.

He was dog-tired but before he slept he walked around the little pool.

At last the dog tired of the fun and trotted off to join Jack, who was disappearing over the hill.

Well, a few nights later we were sitting in our tent foot-sore and dog-tired after an all-day route march when in walks Rust.

And when he had lit their candles for his sisters, he excused himself at once on the ground of being dog-tired after a long day.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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