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tiring - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun
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verb tire .noun uncountable Action of the verb to tire .noun falconry Bits of bone and tough organic material from a corpse given to hawks to abate their hunger.adjective tires or tire .
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adjective
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We talked a bit, keeping things brief as we could see her tiring from the effort of being up, being out and being in conversation.
Church Lady Dave Hingsburger 2007
I assure you it†™ s not as tiring is a reading the same old REHASHED LIES AND DEBUNKED MYTHS you posted daily as facts†¦ Your BORING ZZZzzzz, and sound like a stupid little high school nerd.
Think Progress » Leak hypocrisy. 2006
They couldn't have thought that they could succeed in tiring out a runner like him!
Further Adventures of Nils 1911
I assure you it’s not as tiring is a reading the same old REHASHED LIES AND DEBUNKED MYTHS you posted daily as facts … Your BORING ZZZzzzz, and sound like a stupid little high school nerd.
Think Progress » Leak hypocrisy. 2006
Ceding Arsenal plenty of possession and playing on the break a tiring Sunderland looked poised for a point.
Sunderland fans salute Arsenal's storybook goalscorer Thierry Henry 2012
My weekends have a tendency to be busy and tiring , which isn't always bad, but sometimes isn't good either.
Comforting Fatigue... The Eternal Postdoc 2007
My weekends have a tendency to be busy and tiring , which isn't always bad, but sometimes isn't good either.
Archive 2007-05-01 The Eternal Postdoc 2007
Hearing this the Queen called her tiring women, and bade them array her in her robes of State and put pomegranate flowers in her hair.
The Golden Apple Tree 1920
The two opponents both began with the idea of tiring each other out by waiting.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian Demetrios Vikelas 1871
While attending St. Marks School, he led his soccer team in scoring for three straight seasons and finished his career with a school record 185 points and 33 assists. “Charlie is a really good player, †teammate Jordan Raybould †™ 10, a midfielder, said. “I can always hit a long ball to him, and he will keep possession. †Raybould also said Neil can work hard without tiring , which is important in a sport where a professional midfielder often runs six to seven miles in a game.
Yale Daily News: Latest Issue 2008
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