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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tir•ing /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - causing a feeling of tiredness:tiring exercises.
annoying:a tiring woman. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tire1 /taɪr/USA pronunciation v., tired, tir•ing. - to make or become weary or fatigued: [~ + object]The exercise tired him momentarily.[no object]As he grew older he tired easily.
- to have one's interest or patience exhausted:[~ + of + object]The children tired of playing games.
- tire out, [~ + object + out] to make (someone) completely weary:The exercise tired him out.
tire2 /taɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Automotive, British Termsa ring of rubber, placed over the rim of a wheel on cars, trucks, etc., to provide traction or resistance to wear.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tire1 (tīər),USA pronunciation v., tired, tir•ing, n.
v.t. - to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion;
make weary;
fatigue:The long walk tired him. - to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of;
make weary;
bore:Your stories tire me.
v.i. - to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion;
become fatigued;
be sleepy. - to have one's appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted;
become or be weary;
become bored (usually fol. by of ):He soon tired of playing billiards.
n. - British Termsfatigue.
- late Middle English (Scots) tyren (verb, verbal), Old English tȳrian, variant of tēorian to weary, be wearied bef. 900
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exasperate, irk.
tire2 (tīər),USA pronunciation n., v., tired, tir•ing.
n. - Automotive, British Termsa ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties.
- British Terms, Automotivea metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.
v.t. - British Terms, Automotiveto furnish with tires.
Also, tyre. - special use of tire3 1475–85
v.t. - [Archaic.]to dress (the head or hair), esp. with a headdress.
- [Obs.]to attire or array.
n. - [Archaic.]a headdress.
- [Obs.]attire or dress.
- 1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of attire
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tire /ˈtaɪə/ vb - (transitive) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary
- (tr; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritate: I'm tired of the children's chatter
- (intransitive) to become wearied or bored; flag
Etymology: Old English tēorian, of unknown originˈtiring adj tire /ˈtaɪə/ n , vb - the US spelling of tyre
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