Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exhausting

/ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: ex-hau-sting
IPA: /ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very tiring.

verb

present participle and gerund of exhaust

Example Sentences

"This task is exhausting!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ing English exhausting From exhaust + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more exhausting (comparative) most exhausting (superlative)

Derived Forms

exhaustingly exhaustingness

Synonyms

draining tiresome exhausting exhaustive fatiguing grueling tiring weariful wearing wearisome weary

Rhymes With

costing frosting defrosting

Questions

How do you pronounce exhausting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzɔ(ː)stɪŋ/.
What does exhausting mean?: Very tiring.
Where does exhausting come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ing English exhausting From exhaust + -ing.

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