English Explanatory Dictionary

taxing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of tax
adj
  1. With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
  2. Burdensome, difficult, exacting.
noun
  1. The act of imposing a tax.

Pronunciation

/ˈtæksɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taxing.wav

Word forms

taxing more taxing most taxing taxings

Etymology

Compare typologically Russian мыта́рство (mytárstvo) (< мы́тарь (mýtarʹ, “publican (tax collector)”)).

Synonyms

demanding stiff

Derived words

taxingly taxingness taxing master
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