Synonyms for wearying

Grammar : Adj

Spell : weer-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪər i

Définition of wearying

Origin : Old English werig "tired," related to worian "to wander, totter," from West Germanic *worigaz (cf. Old Saxon worig "weary," Old High German wuorag "intoxicated"), of unknown origin.

adj tiring

Example sentences :

"I think you are wearying the lady," he said, and stirred him with his foot.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

Dorn, wearying of his talk, waited for some one of the company to relieve him of the burden.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

Night and day I was wearying for them, for years after I came to live at Morningside.
Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)

Her conversation, instead of wearying him, as it once had, interested him.
Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

After wearying the readers on this and numerous other 'isms,' it was discontinued.
Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis

I've been thinking long for you this many a time, my brother, and wearying for you.
Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham

Curious how wearying it is to hold your limbs in a fresh position.
Extract from : « The Crystal Hunters » by George Manville Fenn

You will need a good night's rest after your long and wearying ride.
Extract from : « The Rider of Waroona » by Firth Scott

To keep up a fiction is the most wearying thing in the world.
Extract from : « Lafayette » by Martha Foote Crow

The day's ride is wearying in the extreme in spite of its fascinations.
Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard

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