weary
adjective
was wearying
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past progressiveof weary.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“What was wearying about living alone,” she muses, “was the flux of emotions, the constant rise and fall in mood that wasn’t attached to anything.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was apparent to some in the SNP that she was wearying of him.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2021
I had been charmed by his texts, but in person I was wearying of what seemed like his forgone conclusion — that we were already a match.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2020
But while Twin Peaks’ arc was compelling to many of the fans who stuck with it, it was wearying and demoralizing as well.
From The Verge ● May 31, 2017
The suspense, to say nothing of the inactivity, was wearying in the extreme, until, at last, every one felt convinced that something must be done to relieve it.
From Long Live the King by Guy Boothby
