Exhausting

verb adjective

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely

Definition

  1. (verb) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely “Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.”
  2. (verb) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents “to exhaust a treasury”
  3. (verb) To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end “I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.”
  4. (verb) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy “The marathon exhausted me.”
  5. (verb) To bring out or develop completely
  6. (verb) To discuss thoroughly or completely “That subject has already been fully exhausted.”
  7. (verb) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives “to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether”
  8. (adjective) Very tiring. “This task is exhausting!”

Word stats

  • Exhausting contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 10 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 21.

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What does Exhausting mean?

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely

How many letters are in Exhausting?

Exhausting has 10 letters.

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