Draining

Quick meaning: Draining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of drain.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of drain.

More Meanings

1. (not comparable) Designed and/or used for drainage.
2. (comparable) Causing a depletion of energy or resources; exhausting.
3. (uncountable) The practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers.
4. (countable) The process by which something is drained or emptied.
5. (countable, usually in the plural) The liquid drained from something.

Example Sentences

I was very tired; working everyday and then staying at the hospital was very draining.

He was in the luxurious position of not having to hunt for girls—a process he finds very draining.

The author of this experiment has constructed, and uses a draining wheel of cast iron, that weighs about 4 cwt .

We made a draining rack in a few odd minutes which saved considerable time over the common method of tying in sacks.

Word Forms

• drainings

Synonyms for draining

Depending on context, synonyms include tiresome, wearing, exhaustive, fatiguing, grueling, tiring.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include killing, debilitating, drying, flowing, flushing, desiccation.

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