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verb

Tire v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress. (Obs.) "(Jezebel) painted her face, and tired her head."

Tire v. t. To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. "Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past."

To tire out, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass.

Synonyms: To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See Jade.

Tire v. i.

To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. (Obs.) "Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone." "Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits."

To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything. (Obs.) "Thus made she her remove, And left wrath tiring on her son." "Upon that were my thoughts tiring."

Tire v. i. (past & past part. tired; pres. part. tiring) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.

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"Tiring" Quotes from Famous Books

... ornament, pictorial. Every attitude of every figure is a pose; landscapes and interiors are painted with minute Pre-Raphaelite finish. "The Bride's Prelude"—a fragment—opens with the bride's confession to her sister, in the 'tiring-room sumptuous with gold and jewels and brocade, where the air is heavy with musk and myrrh, and sultry with the noon. In the pauses of her tale stray lute notes creep in at the casement, with noises from the tennis court and ...

— A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century • Henry A. Beers

... the freedom which every man feels to engage in any useful pursuit according to his taste or inclination, and to the entire confidence that his person and property will be protected by the laws. But whatever may be the cause of this unparalleled growth in population, intelligence, and wealth, one tiring is clear—that the Government must keep pace with the progress of the people. It must participate in their spirit of enterprise, and while it exacts obedience to the laws and restrains all unauthorized invasions of the rights of ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... our own inconsistencies! He who leads sees which way they will go, rushes to the head of the procession, discovers them to themselves and turns a corner and they follow, thinking that they are going straight to the point. But always they are there, never older, never younger, never tiring—there, smiling or scowling or forgetting all about you, only to have a sudden fierce reminder overnight to surprise you—and our masters, yours and mine! For no man can stand against them when they say no ...

— The Last Shot • Frederick Palmer

... and the good wishes of two counties. I could scarce believe my fortune, when I looked upon her beauty, gentleness, and sweetness, mingled with enough of humour and warm woman's feeling, never to be dull or tiring; never themselves ...

— Lorna Doone - A Romance of Exmoor • R. D. Blackmore

... her mother, "I am afraid we shall be tiring Mr. Faversham! Now you must let Lord Tatham show you the garden—that's been made in a week! It's like that part in 'Monte Cristo,' where he orders an avenue at breakfast-time, that's to be ready by dinner—don't ...

— The Mating of Lydia • Mrs. Humphry Ward

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