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wearying

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wea·ry  (wîr)
adj. wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est
1. Physically or mentally fatigued.
2. Expressive of or prompted by fatigue: a weary smile.
3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out: weary of delays.
4. Causing fatigue; tiresome: a weary wait.
tr. & intr.v. wea·ried (wîrd), wea·ry·ing, wea·ries (wîrz)
To make or become weary. See Synonyms at tire1.
[Middle English weri, from Old English wrig.]
weari·ly adv.
weari·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wearyingwearying - producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
tiring, wearing, exhausting
effortful - requiring great physical effort


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At Frolics in the Air, whither they moved after draining Reigelheimer's of what joys it had to offer, and at Peale's, where they went after wearying of Frolics in the Air, he was in the highest spirits.
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The quiet, monotonous round of my new life was far from wearying me.
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