draining
- present participle of drain.
Example Sentences
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George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Crews began draining the Reflecting Pool for the second time in three months on Sunday, according to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Long-term care is draining the estate during the parents’ lives.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
And because flow activates brain networks that consume low amounts of energy, we experience it as a fun, playful state rather than a draining one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
I felt as if each person within visual range were slowly draining the life from me.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
