fatigue
noun
weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
were fatiguing
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past progressiveof fatigue.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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My arms were fatiguing more and more each time I pulled, and my legs ached from the unforgiving harness straps supporting them.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
There was no neighborly electric road in Rhode Island in those days, and the comings and goings were fatiguing.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
Alice had demurred at first, saying she knew that journeys were fatiguing things, but Mrs. Halton had truthfully said that she had never felt less tired.
From Daisy's Aunt by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
It were fatiguing and unnecessary to extend the catalogue much further.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Daniel Garrison Brinton
The civilities by which she was overwhelmed, and the endeavors of the people she met to amuse her, were fatiguing.
From Mary Wollstonecraft by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
