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Exhausting

Ih-GZAW-stihng

/ɪˈɡzɔːstɪŋ/

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exhausting

Dictionary meaning

Producing exhaustion.

Examples

  • An exhausting march.
  • An exhausting job in the hot sun.

Synonyms: tiring, wearing, wearying

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