Wearying: meaning, definitions and examples

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wearying

 

[ ˈwɪəriɪŋ ]

Context #1

feeling or causing tiredness

Causing one to feel tired or bored; tiring. Making one feel tired or bored through being dull or monotonous.

Synonyms

draining, exhausting, fatiguing, tiring

Examples of usage

  • It was a wearying journey that seemed to go on forever.
  • The repetitive nature of the job was quite wearying for the employees.

Translations

Translations of the word "wearying" in other languages:

🇵🇹 cansativo

🇮🇳 थकाऊ

🇩🇪 ermüdend

🇮🇩 melelahkan

🇺🇦 виснажливий

🇵🇱 męczący

🇯🇵 疲れる (つかれる)

🇫🇷 fatigant

🇪🇸 agotador

🇹🇷 yorucu

🇰🇷 지치게 하는

🇸🇦 مرهِق

🇨🇿 únavný

🇸🇰 únavný

🇨🇳 令人疲倦的 (lìng rén pí juàn de)

🇸🇮 utrujajoč

🇮🇸 þreytandi

🇰🇿 шаршататын

🇬🇪 მომქანცველი

🇦🇿 yorucu

🇲🇽 agotador

Word origin

The word 'wearying' originated from the Middle English word 'werien', which means to become tired or exhausted. Over time, the suffix '-ing' was added to create the adjective form 'wearying'. The concept of feeling tired or bored has been a common human experience throughout history, leading to the development of words like 'wearying' to describe this feeling.