[ adj ] producing exhaustion <adj.all> an exhausting marchthe visit was especially wearing
Tire \Tire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiring}.] [OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E. tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear out; or cf. E. tarry.] To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
Separately, industry sources said IBM will make a major mainframe announcement next Tuesday, and speculated that it will include long-awaited software enhancements that would serve as a midlife kicker for IBM's tiring mainframe line.
"The market started tiring out yesterday.
White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the president had slept fitfully and was tiring, like the rest of his staff.
With $1.1 billion of capital, some investors think Mr. Steinhardt may have trouble matching past returns and may be tiring of the money game.
Never tiring of flaunting his wealth, he decorated his Trump Tower triplex like a casino, then invited the world to admire his 80-foot-long living room, his 12-foot waterfall, his 24-carat-gold faucets and ceiling trim.
James Morris was remarkable as Wotan, singing the long part with nuance and power, never tiring.
His family, he said, is "enjoying it at the moment but I think there will come a time when they find it tiring.
And we thought the triathlon was tiring!
Nearly 260 Americans and other refugees from Kuwait ended a long and tiring odyssey Friday, some rejoicing as the plane landed on native soil while others began searching for a new homeland.
Travel, even at executive level, is tiring and stressful; company accountants and travel managers would do well to remember that at the end of the day it is on its business travellers that the fortunes of the company often depend.
But he mixed this confident prediction with a warning that Colombians were tiring of the heavy burden of the drug war and could only keep fighting it if they got more international support.
The Pan Am Boeing 747 touched down at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday, ending a long and tiring odyssey for 123 American citizens, seven Canadians and 127 passengers of unknown nationality.
Arthur Clarke also predicts a new kind of pit stops for tiring athletes during a game.
By July, she was unable to drive a car or move about without tiring.
Organizations of consumers, tourists and brewers applaud the changes, but some people say it will cause excessive drinking and will be tiring for pub staff.
The Capri XR2's convertible top could make for a loud, tiring trip, full of engine noise.
"It's very tiring to be Chinese, to try and protect yourself, to hide your feelings, hide your thoughts," she sighed. "I can't bear the atmosphere.
"I had a few girlfriends, but they didn't realize that if you do something like this 10 months a year, it gets tiring.