Tiring
verb (used with object), tired, tiring.
1.
to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue:
The long walk tired him.
2.
to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of; make weary; bore:
Your stories tire me.
verb (used without object), tired, tiring.
3.
to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion; become fatigued; be sleepy.
4.
to have one’s appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted; become or be weary; become bored (usually followed by of):
He soon tired of playing billiards.
noun
5.
British Dialect. fatigue.
noun
1.
a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties.
2.
a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.
verb (used with object), tired, tiring.
3.
to furnish with tires.
verb (used with object), tired, tiring.
1.
Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
2.
Obsolete. to attire or array.
noun
3.
Archaic. a headdress.
4.
Obsolete. attire or dress.
verb
1.
(transitive) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary
2.
(transitive; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritate: I’m tired of the children’s chatter
3.
(intransitive) to become wearied or bored; flag
noun, verb
1.
the US spelling of tyre
verb, noun
1.
an archaic word for attire
tiring tir·ing (tīr’ĭng)
n.
See cerclage.
tip the elbow
Read Also:
- Tiring-room
noun, Archaic. 1. a dressing room, especially in a theater. noun 1. (archaic) a dressing room in a theatre
- Tiriti
noun 1. another name for the Treaty of Waitangi See Waitangi Day
- Tirl
noun 1. a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery. 2. an allotted time for action that comes in rotation to each member of a group; turn. verb (used with object) 3. to rotate; turn; twirl. verb (used without object) 4. to make a rattling noise by spinning or revolving.
- Tiro
noun, plural tiros. 1. tyro. noun, plural tyros. 1. a beginner in learning anything; novice. noun (pl) -ros 1. a variant spelling of tyro noun (pl) -ros 1. a novice or beginner
- Tirol
noun 1. Tyrol. noun 1. an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land. 2. a province in W Austria. 4883 sq. mi. (12,645 sq. km). Capital: Innsbruck. noun 1. a variant spelling of Tyrol noun 1. a mountainous state of W Austria: passed to the Hapsburgs in 1363; S […]