YourDictionary

tiring

Variant of tire

intransitive verb tired, tiring

  1. to become in need of rest; become weary or fatigued through exertion
  2. to lose interest or patience; become bored or impatient: usually with of

transitive verb

  1. to diminish the strength of by exertion, etc.; fatigue; weary: often with out
  2. to diminish the patience or interest of, as by dull talk, etc.; make weary; bore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Learn more about tiring

link/cite print suggestion box