tireverb [ I or T ]
uk/taɪər/us/taɪr/C2 to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone feel this way:
She's been leading throughout the race, but it now looks as if she's tiring.
Even walking up the stairs at work tires me these days.
More examples
- The long walk had tired her.
- After the seventh mile, I was beginning to tire.
- In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire.
Phrasal verb(s)
tire of sth/sb
tire of sth
tire sb out
tirenoun [ C ]
uk/taɪər/us/taɪɚ/US spelling of tyre
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The exterior of vehicles
- brake light
- bull bar
- bumper sticker
- Klaxon
- licence plate
- license plate number
- offside
- petrol cap
- radial
- retread
- roll bar
- roof
- roof rack
- side mirror
- splash guard
- stepney
- tyre
- vanity plates
- wing
- wing mirror
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