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drain·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. draining, exhaustingadjective

    having a debilitating effect

    "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

Wiktionary

  1. drainingnoun

    the practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers

  2. drainingadjective

    That drains

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  1. draining

    Draining refers to the process of removing or causing a liquid to flow out from something, typically by means of a channel or outlet. It can also refer to the gradual loss or reduction of something such as energy, resources or vitality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Draining

    of Drain

  2. Drainingverb

    the art of carrying off surplus water, as from land

  3. Etymology: of Drain, v. t.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Draining in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Draining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Draining in a Sentence

  1. Louis Celli:

    Draining funds from the bill short-circuits the program and ultimately hurts vets.

  2. Ron Johnson:

    I am not that nuts about the tweets because you are always asking me to defend them, and I don't want to, but we needed someone like him because what most conservatives do share is a revulsion to the deep state, the swamp, and if anything resonated with people it was his message of draining the swamp.

  3. Jeff Gordon:

    Spectators need to understand how white-knuckle an experience it is, how mentally draining and how not fun it is, i would rather watch those races than participate in them.

  4. Jason Case:

    Be mentally prepared for anything. Traveling is the most draining aspect. Most of the time is spent at airports, bus terminals, and train stations. But it is not always aired. The challenges are fun because they make the time go by fast, the adrenaline is pumping and that's what you look forward to most — the actual competition.

  5. Khloe Kardashian:

    He is alive on his own, ... which is great, but he still has a lot of physical and cognitive therapy to go through, so it's a long road for him, every day is different. Some days he's really strong, and some days he's weaker than the day before 'cause it's mentally draining, I'm sure, on him.

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