wearying
wearying is the present participle and gerund of weary.
Meaning of weary
Verb
weary (third-person singular simple present wearies, present participle wearying, simple past and past participle wearied)
- To make or to become weary.
- So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers,1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Noun
wearying (plural wearyings)
- The process of making weary.
- Despite vigils and their wearyings, they love the stir and movement of that sunny period when my lady's diamonds emerge from their morocco cases, and every day brings home some new dress, bonnet, or cap, […]1841, Bentley's Miscellany, volume 8, page 159
Forms of wearying
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Phrases with wearying
Questions about wearying
- What does wearying mean?
- Wearying means the process of making weary.
- What is wearying the present participle and gerund of?
- Wearying is the present participle and gerund of weary.
- What part of speech is wearying?
- Wearying is a noun.
- What is the plural of wearying?
- The plural of wearying is wearyings.
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