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tire

1  [tahyuhr] ,verb, tired, tir⋅ing, noun
Use Tiring in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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)
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 fol. by of): He soon tired of playing billiards.
–noun
5. British Dialect. fatigue.
Origin:
bef. 900; late ME (Scots) tyren (v.), OE tȳrian, var. of tēorian to weary, be wearied

Synonyms:
2. exasperate, irk.

tire

2  [tahyuhr] ,noun, verb, tired, tir⋅ing.
–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)
3. to furnish with tires.
Also, British, tyre.

Origin:
1475–85; special use of tire 3

tire

3  [tahyuhr] ,verb, tired, tir⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), esp. with a headdress.
2. Obsolete. to attire or array.
–noun
3. Archaic. a headdress.
4. Obsolete. attire or dress.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; aph. var. of attire
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tire 1   (tīr)   
v.   tired, tir·ing, tires

v.   intr.
  1. To grow weary.
  2. To grow bored or impatient.
v.   tr.
  1. To diminish the strength or energy of; fatigue.
  2. To exhaust the interest or patience of; bore.

[Middle English tiren, from Old English tēorian, tyrian; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to cause or undergo depletion of strength, energy, spirit, interest, or patience. Tire often suggests a state resulting from exertion, excess, dullness, or ennui: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life" (Samuel Johnson).
Weary often implies dissatisfaction, as that resulting from what is irksome or boring: found the long journey wearying; soon wearied of their constant bickering.
Fatigue implies great weariness, as that caused by stress or overwork: "fatigued by an endless rotation of thought and wild alarms" (Mary Wollstonecraft).
To exhaust means to wear out completely, and it connotes total draining of physical or emotional strength: "Like all people who try to exhaust a subject, he exhausted his listeners" (Oscar Wilde).
Jade refers principally to dullness that most often results from overindulgence: "Contemplation of works of art without understanding them jades the faculties and enslaves the intelligence" (John Ruskin).
tire 3   (tīr)   
tr.v.   tired, tir·ing, tires
To adorn or attire.
n.  
  1. Attire.
  2. A headband or headdress.

[Middle English tiren, short for attiren, to attire; see attire.]
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tiring tir·ing (tīr'ĭng)
n.
See cerclage.

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Language Translation for : Tiring
Spanish: agotador,
German: ermüdend,
Japanese: 疲れる
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