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- Dictionaryexhausting/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. making one feel very tired; very tiring: "a long and exhausting journey"
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adjective. uk / ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪŋ / us / ɪɡˈzɑː.stɪŋ / Add to word list. B2. making you feel extremely tired: I've had an exhausting day. Synonyms. tiring. wearing. wearying. Fewer examples. Speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting. It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
: to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent. exhaust a soil of fertility. 2. a. : to draw off or let out completely. b. : to empty by drawing off the contents. specifically : to create a vacuum in. 3. a. : to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely. b. : to try out the whole number of. exhausted all the possibilities.
Exhausting definition: producing or tending to produce fatigue, weariness, or the like. See examples of EXHAUSTING used in a sentence.
Something that's exhausting tires or fatigues you. An exhausting hike up the side of a mountain leaves you gasping for breath and so tired you need to sit down and rest. Some things, like a rigorous workout or a difficult type of manual labor, are physically exhausting.
the waste gas from an engine, especially a car's, or the pipe the gas flows through: Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's pollution. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of exhaust from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) exhaust | American Dictionary. verb [ T ]
Synonyms for EXHAUSTING: stressful, difficult, oppressive, burdensome, arduous, onerous, challenging, strenuous; Antonyms of EXHAUSTING: manageable, clear, elementary, achievable, uncomplicated, smooth, gentle, comforting.
n. 1. a. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine. b. The fumes or gases so released. 2. A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted. 3. An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum. [Latin exhaurīre, exhaust- : ex-, ex- + haurīre, to draw .] ex·haust′ed·ly adv.
