taxing

adjective

tax·​ing ˈtak-siŋ How to pronounce taxing (audio)
: onerous, wearing
a taxing operatic role
taxingly adverb

Examples of taxing in a Sentence

The journey proved to be very taxing. a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
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To date, the United States Supreme Court has not extended its ruling in McGirt to the State's civil or taxing jurisdiction. Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 Santora said that this season’s influenza viruses and cases of metapneumovirus, which has recently surged in China, are proving more taxing than COVID-19. Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025 Few people have insight into the difficult and taxing process of gaining legal status in the US, or the work put in behind the scenes by the attorneys representing these cases. Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 Darcy Davis, the CEO of the county’s Health Care District, an independent taxing district that provides medical services, said continuing to focus on and expand prevention care also will be crucial to keeping overdose death rates low. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxing

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of taxing was in 1841

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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxing. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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