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adjective

Definition of wearyingnext
as in tiring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest a wearying effort to sort through years of records

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wearying

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verb

present participle of weary
1
as in boring
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous these constant complaints are really wearying me

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2
as in exhausting
to use up all the physical energy of a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearying
  1. tiring
  2. boring
  3. weary
  4. slow
  5. old
  6. dull
  7. stupid
  8. dusty
Adjective
  • Similarly, listening as a member of a large audience or having to listen for a long time was also tiring.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Working while speaking was more annoying but less tiring than silence and noise.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of tiring
Verb
  • Crucible is watching a bunch of verticals that have been boring for a long time to get a new jolt of energy as a knock-on from AI's boom.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Crucible is watching a bunch of verticals that have been boring for a long time to get a new jolt of energy as a knock-on from AI's boom.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Without outside support, pro-democracy activists inside the country faced increasing repression and were unable to convince the weary public that democracy was worth fighting for.
    Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Fostering independence: These electronic devices can offer respite to weary parents, but only if their kids can use them independently.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of weary
Adjective
  • Now starts a transitional phase, which is simultaneously slow and fast.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The shutter speed of the 6X zoom is relatively slow in low light conditions, resulting in blurry shots more often than with, say, the Vivo X200 Pro.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of old
Adjective
  • Sweet Rose High Rolled Accent Chair Brighten up dull spaces with this floral accent chair that’s on major sale ahead of Black Friday.
    Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Peter Field and Adam Morgan call it the ‘extraordinary cost of dull’.
    Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of dull
Adjective
  • Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.
    Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • For her debut spring 2025 collection, Waksal worked with lightweight and fluid materials in neutral tones (black, ivory, dusty gray, bone, army green and white) across mix-and-match styles that can easily move and be layered.
    Emily Mercer, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
  • While the bride was in the bathroom, the mother-in-law showed the groom-to-be the two dresses — the dusty pink bridesmaid dress and the darker dress — and asked him to pick which one looks best.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of dusty
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