adj
Meaning 1
Designed and/or used for drainage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
draining
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
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adj
Meaning 2
Causing a depletion of energy or resources; exhausting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tiresome, wearing, draining, exhausting, exhaustive, fatiguing, grueling, tiring, weariful, wearisome, weary
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The process by which something is drained or emptied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 5
The liquid drained from something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, plural-normally
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of drain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having a debilitating effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an exhausting job in the hot sun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exhausting
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: drainage — Translations
- German: Austrocknung — Translations
- German: Entwässerung — Translations
- German: Trockenlegunung — Translations
- Turkish: akıtma — Translations
- Turkish: süzdürme — Translations