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exhausting

/ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Exhausting means: producing exhaustion.

Synonyms for exhausting11

adjective, as in producing exhaustion

tiring, wearing, wearying, effortful

adjective, as in having a debilitating effect

draining, debilitating

also used for exhausting

tiresome, exhaustive, fatiguing, grueling, weariful

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What does exhausting mean?2

adjective

1

producing exhaustion“an exhausting march”

2

having a debilitating effect“an exhausting job in the hot sun”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exhausting?2

two syllables

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Exhausting in a sentence

  • The hike was exhausting, but we had a lot of fun.CK
  • The journey was exhausting, so we were exhausted.Ergulis
  • It’s exhausting to always be on the receiving end of your judgments.Nuel
  • I find it exhausting to listen to him.AlanF_US
  • Americans will always do the right thing — after exhausting all the alternatives.mailohilohi
  • I learned that living for someone else's approval can be exhausting.Nuel
  • The run up the river can be exhausting for salmon.Hybrid
  • It's exhausting to constantly deal with your jealousy.Nuel

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