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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
  • Adams may have thought Pierce owed him something for vouching for him, but Pierce was tiring of the pouting and target requests.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of tiring
Verb
  • Chiefs beat Texans 27-19, Is Kansas City being favorites getting boring?
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Chiefs beat Texans 27-19, Is Kansas City being favorites getting boring?
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • This is a technocratic view of art’s purpose, one that reduces art to a type of soma for late capitalism’s weary workers, Apple’s dream employees on an eighteen-hour shift and counting.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
  • But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of weary
Adjective
  • Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • On the day of the shooting, Nixon-Clark was 16 years and 9 months old, just shy of reaching legal status as an adult.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2025
  • That policy is so old that Chapman remembers it from his rookie year in the NYPD as a young patrolman in East Harlem in 1968.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of old
Adjective
  • For optimal baking, open the containers to check their aroma and if the smell is dull throw it away.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The action was so frenetic that the dull parts of Test matches, lulls that often exist when one team is in complete control, were basically eradicated.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of dull
Adjective
  • So ridiculous the referee initially had trouble believing that anyone could be so reckless & stupid.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And there was no such thing ever as a bad decision or a stupid question.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Sometimes, the 17-year-old makes this dusty trek twice per day, committed to perfecting his backhand on ground balls, creating separation between his upper and lower half on swings off the tee, and strengthening his already laser-like arm through a regimen of regular drills.
    Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In one corner, dozens of dusty bottles sat behind beanbag chairs, while a miniature trampoline lay turned on its side.
    River Akira Davis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of dusty
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