tire 1 (t r)v. tired, tir·ing, tires v.intr. 1. To grow weary. 2. To grow bored or impatient. v.tr. 1. To diminish the strength or energy of; fatigue. 2. To exhaust the interest or patience of; bore. [Middle English tiren, from Old English t  orian, tyrian; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: tire1, weary, fatigue, exhaust, jade2 These verbs mean to cause or undergo depletion of strength, energy, spirit, interest, or patience. Tire often suggests a state resulting from exertion, excess, dullness, or ennui: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life" (Samuel Johnson). Weary often implies dissatisfaction, as that resulting from what is irksome or boring: found the long journey wearying; soon wearied of their constant bickering. Fatigue implies great weariness, as that caused by stress or overwork: "fatigued by an endless rotation of thought and wild alarms" (Mary Wollstonecraft). To exhaust means to wear out completely, and it connotes total draining of physical or emotional strength: "Like all people who try to exhaust a subject, he exhausted his listeners" (Oscar Wilde). Jade refers principally to dullness that most often results from overindulgence: "Contemplation of works of art without understanding them jades the faculties and enslaves the intelligence" (John Ruskin). |
| tire 2 (tr) n. 1. A covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber reinforced with cords of nylon, fiberglass, or other material and filled with compressed air. 2. A hoop of metal or rubber fitted around a wheel. [Middle English, iron rim of a wheel, probably from tir, attire, short for atire, from attiren, to attire; see attire.] |
| tire 3 (tr) Archaic tr.v. tired, tir·ing, tires To adorn or attire. n. 1. Attire. 2. A headband or headdress. [Middle English tiren, short for attiren, to attire; see attire.] |
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| Adj. | 1. |  tiring - producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"effortful - requiring great physical effort |
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tiring
adj → anstrengend, ermüdend; looking after 6 children under 5 is tiring → es ist sehr anstrengend or es macht (einen) sehr müde, auf 6 Kinder unter 5 Jahren aufzupassen; this is tiring work/a tiring job → diese Arbeit ist anstrengend
tiring [ˈtaɪərɪŋ] adj → faticoso/a
tiring [ˈtaɪərɪŋ] adj → faticoso/a
tiring [ˈtaɪərɪŋ] adj → faticoso/a
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