exhausting

CEFRB2

/ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Making you feel extremely tired.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of exhaust

Examples

  • Intensive courses are always the most exhausting.

  • The hike was exhausting, but we had a lot of fun.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Very tiring.

More examples

In context

  • Tom found the exercise exhausting.

  • This task is exhausting!

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From exhaust + -ing.