# wearying

Pronunciation: say "WEER-ee-ing" US /ˈwɪɚiɪŋ/, UK/AUS /ˈwɪə̯ɹiɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of weary. — present participle and gerund of weary
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of weary. Use it for making someone tired, or for slowly getting tired of something.
   - _The endless meetings were wearying even the most patient members of the committee._
   - _Voters seemed to be wearying of the same promises at every election._

## Noun

2. The process of making a person or group weary.
   - Simple: The act of making someone tired, little by little.
   - _The general counted on the steady wearying of the enemy by raids every night._
   - _Month after month of double shifts brought a gradual wearying of the nursing staff that the hospital was slow to notice._

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