tiring
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 followed by of ): He soon tired of playing billiards.
noun
5.
British Dialect, fatigue.
Origin:
before 900; late Middle English (Scots) tyren (v.), Old English tȳrian, variant of tēorian to weary, be wearied
before 900; late Middle English (Scots) tyren (v.), Old English tȳrian, variant of tēorian to weary, be wearied
Synonyms
2. exasperate, irk.
2. exasperate, irk.
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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.
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tire1 (ˈtaɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary |
| 2. | (tr; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritate: I'm tired of the children's chatter |
| 3. | (intr) to become wearied or bored; flag |
| [Old English tēorian, of unknown origin] | |
| 'tiring1 | |
| —adj | |
| tire1 (ˈtaɪə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary |
| 2. | (tr; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritate: I'm tired of the children's chatter |
| 3. | (intr) to become wearied or bored; flag |
| [Old English tēorian, of unknown origin] | |
| 'tiring1 | |
| —adj | |
| tire2 (ˈtaɪə) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| the US spelling of tyre | |
| tire3 (ˈtaɪə) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| an archaic word for attire | |
| tyre or (US) tire (ˈtaɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | tubeless tyre cross-ply See also radial-ply a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube |
| 2. | a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel |
| 3. | a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc) |
| [C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from | |
| tire or (US) tire | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from | |
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Word Origin & History
tire
"to weary," also "to become weary," O.E. teorian (Kentish tiorian), of unknown origin, not found outside English. Tiresome "tedious" is first recorded c.1500.
tire
late 15c., "iron rim of a carriage wheel," probably from tire "equipment, dress, covering" (c.1300), an aphetic form of attire. The notion is of the tire as the dressing of the wheel. The original spelling was tyre, which had shifted to tire in 17c.-18c., but since early
19c. tyre has been revived in Great Britain and become standard there. Rubber ones, for bicycles (later automobiles) are from 1870s.
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Medical Dictionary
tiring tir·ing (tīr'ĭng)
n.
See cerclage.
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Example sentences
Eye strain is caused by tiring the muscles that control the eyes.
He said he was quickly tiring of the whole thing, the accusations and the jokes.
He had no idea what he was getting into but decided he was tiring of traveling and was willing to take a chance on something new.
Tiring of this hide-and-seek, the bird became silent.
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