exhausting
English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧hau‧sting
Adjective
exhausting (comparative more exhausting, superlative most exhausting)
- Very tiring.
- Synonyms: draining, tiresome; see also Thesaurus:fatiguing
- This task is exhausting!
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Translations
Very tiring
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Verb
exhausting
- present participle and gerund of exhaust
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