exhausting

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An exhausting situation or activity leaves you feeling drained and tired. You might feel exhausted after working out for hours.

When people say something is exhausting, they usually mean it's taking up all their energy and making them feel worn out. This can happen with work, especially if someone has a lot on their plate at the moment. For example, "I've been working non-stop for weeks, this project is so exhausting!" or "I'm exhausted from traveling across the country, I just want to rest now."

How common is "exhausting"?

Word exhausting is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely
Example: Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
Example: to exhaust a treasury
To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end
Example: I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.
To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
Example: The marathon exhausted me.
To bring out or develop completely
To discuss thoroughly or completely
Example: That subject has already been fully exhausted.
To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives
Example: to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether

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adjective

Very tiring.
Example: This task is exhausting!

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