# tiring

Pronunciation: say "TY-uh-ring" /ˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Causing a person to lose energy and feel a need to rest.
   - Simple: Making you feel tired and in need of rest.
   - _The endless meetings made for a tiring afternoon._
   - _Long-distance driving is more tiring than most people expect._

## Verb

2. Present participle of tire. — present participle and gerund of tire
   - Simple: Present participle of tire. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _The marathon was tiring even the most seasoned runners._
   - _Visitors are tiring of the constant delays at the airport._

## Noun

3. The process of becoming weary or of making someone weary.
   - Simple: The act of becoming tired, or of making someone tired.
   - _The gradual tiring of the muscles signals that it is time to stop._
   - _Repeated exertion leads to a tiring of the legs that no stretching can prevent._
4. Bits of bone and tough tissue from a carcass, given to a hawk to blunt its hunger.
   - Simple: Pieces of bone and tough meat fed to a hawk to lessen its hunger.
   - _The falconer offered the bird a tiring to keep its appetite in check._
   - _A good tiring occupies a restless hawk without satisfying it fully._

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