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draining

/ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Draining means: having a debilitating effect.

Synonyms for draining9

adjective, as in having a debilitating effect

exhausting, debilitating

also used for draining

tiresome, wearing, exhaustive, fatiguing, grueling, tiring, weariful

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What does draining mean?1

adjective

1

having a debilitating effect“an exhausting job in the hot sun”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with draining?21

two syllables

traininggainingrainingreigningstrainingstainingwaning

four syllables

entertaining
Show 40 near rhymes
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Draining in a sentence

  • On-again, off-again relationships can be emotionally draining.patgfisher
  • Water was not draining properly from her kitchen sink, causing a problem.Amastan
  • The water on the road's surface isn't draining sufficiently.MethodGT
  • The app is draining the battery on my iPhone.DostKaplan
  • The pipe must be blocked because the water's not draining away.sundown
  • I find it draining to do the same things daily.Nuel
  • My strength is draining away. I'm losing consciousness.AlanF_US
  • The war is draining our economy.krzysiek

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