FATIGUING

Verb

fatiguing

present participle of fatigue

Source: Wiktionary


FATIGUE

Fa*tigue", n. Etym: [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]

1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden.

3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.

– Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.

– Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. Farrow.

– Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.

Fa*tigue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued; p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing, n.] Etym: [Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]

Definition: To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.

Syn.

– To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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