Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxing

/ˈtæksɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: tax-ing
IPA: /ˈtæksɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.

adj

Burdensome, difficult, exacting.

noun

The act of imposing a tax.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of tax

Example Sentences

"a taxing problem"
"January 1834, Horace Binney, Speech on the Question of the Removal of the Deposites Subscriptions, borrowings of money, taxings of the citizens and their property, may all be valid, as operations by virtue of laws for the government of the City […]"

Etymology

Compare typologically Russian мыта́рство (mytárstvo) (< мы́тарь (mýtarʹ, “publican (tax collector)”)).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more taxing (comparative) most taxing (superlative) taxings (plural)

Derived Forms

nontaxing taxingly taxingness untaxing

Phrases

taxing master

Synonyms

demanding stiff burdensome onerous

Rhymes With

relaxing waxing faxing

Questions

How do you pronounce taxing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæksɪŋ/.
What does taxing mean?: With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
Where does taxing come from?: Compare typologically Russian мыта́рство (mytárstvo) (< мы́тарь (mýtarʹ, “publican (tax collector)”)).

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