adjective
exhausting
ihg-ZAWS-tihng
adjective
1
Extremely tiring; draining all your energy.
"Moving house in one day was completely exhausting."
"Looking after twin toddlers is exhausting work."
How to Use Exhausting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo tiring it leaves you completely drained.
Common pairings
physically exhausting
mentally exhausting
an exhausting day
Word Forms
more exhausting comparative, most exhausting superlative
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Etymology
From "exhaust" (ultimately from Latin exhaurire, "to draw out completely") plus the "-ing" ending.