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- Dictionarytaxing/ˈtaksɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. physically or mentally demanding: "they find the work too taxing"
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difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort: I just need an entertaining read for the beach - nothing too taxing. Synonyms. burdensome formal. onerous formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably. get blood out of/from a stone idiom. grail.
: onerous, wearing. a taxing operatic role. taxingly. ˈtak-siŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. arduous. burdensome. challenging. demanding. exacting. grueling. gruelling. killing. laborious. onerous. persnickety. toilsome. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of taxing in a Sentence.
A taxing task or problem is one that requires a lot of mental or physical effort. It's unlikely that you'll be asked to do anything too taxing. American English : taxing / ˈtæksɪŋ /
Define taxing. taxing synonyms, taxing pronunciation, taxing translation, English dictionary definition of taxing. adj. Burdensome; wearing: a taxing business schedule. tax′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Taxing definition: wearingly burdensome. See examples of TAXING used in a sentence.
Definition of taxing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Taxing things are stressful and difficult. Climbing a mountain is taxing, and so is spending an entire day babysitting an unruly toddler. Things that are taxing wear you out, either physically or mentally (or both).
