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Meowth Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Tiring vs tiresome

Hello, I have a question.

What's the difference between these two?
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Hi, Here's the basic idea. Something is tiring . It makes you tired.

  • Hi, Here's the basic idea.
  • Something is tiring .
  • It makes you tired.
  • eg Exercise is tiring.
  • Something is tiresome.
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Hi,

Here's the basic idea.



Something is tiring. It makes you tired. eg Exercise is tiring.



Something is tiresome. It is tedious. eg His constant gossip is tiresome.



Clive
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Thank you, Clive!
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Okay let's see these two words and contrast between them :
- " tiring " : Something making you feel that you want to sleep or rest or even making feel that you are in need for the rest because of the exhaustion ... now for example: " We've all had a very tiring day - so let's go to bed .
- " tiresome " : Something making feel annoyed or impatient , for example :"The whole tiresome busines

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