exhausting
producing or tending to produce fatigue, weariness, or the like: an exhausting day; an exhausting child.
Origin of exhausting
1Other words from exhausting
- ex·haust·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use exhausting in a sentence
After months of exhausting isolation, widespread economic pain, and an extraordinary toll on human life and health, several Covid-19 vaccines are here.
Covid-19 vaccines are great — but you still need to wear a mask for now | Umair Irfan | February 9, 2021 | VoxSomehow, though, Zendaya still dazzles, working wonders even with the movie’s exhausting, spiraling dialogue.
Zendaya Dazzles in the Otherwise Dull Malcolm & Marie | Stephanie Zacharek | February 5, 2021 | TimeWe would limit social contact and avoid certain environments because they were exhausting or overstimulating, and we often found ourselves apologizing and feeling shame.
I’m autistic. I’m hoping I can wear a mask for the rest of my life. | Christine M. Condo | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s exhausting, after all, to hold on through the kind of turbulence of late.
I push back against the strong thing too, because it’s an exhausting way to be.
'People Expect a Woman to Grieve a Certain Way.' What One Mom Learned About Trauma and Strength After Losing Her Young Son | Belinda Luscombe | January 20, 2021 | Time
Marx forecast that the profit motive would lead to overworking and exhausting the fertility of our soil and other natural systems.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRussian professional models often describe their business as "exhausting" and "frustrating," especially for a child.
Is 9-Year-Old Russian Model Kristina Pimenova Too Sexualized? | Anna Nemtsova | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSports stars going on Dancing with the Stars who are big, butch, and energetic are talking about how exhausting it is.
Nigel Lythgoe on How to Save Reality TV, ‘On the Town,’ and ‘Brokeback Ballroom’ | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir alleged attempt to run off and join ISIS had apparently been exhausting.
He speaks of the discipline it takes to care for a baby and the overwhelming reward that comes at the end of every exhausting day.
T-Rav: The Reality TV Star Running for Senate in South Carolina | Patricia Murphy | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe leaped out to see what had happened, and, after a few perplexed and exhausting moments, remembered.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeSuch concentration is very exhausting, and after two or three hours' practice I feel as if I should drop off the chair.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayRaphael de Valentin desired her and would have sought her but for the fear of exhausting the "magic skin."
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheIn the meantime, the patient may be constantly in the wildest motion and so add to the exhausting effect of the organic disease.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyTo this dangerous sleep David yielded, nevertheless, as the emotions and fatigues of the day had been very exhausting.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
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