How to Pronounce Tiring

To pronounce "tiring", say TIR-ing — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

6

Letters

TIR-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “tiring”

"tiring" has 2 syllables: tir-ing. It rhymes with aspiring and perspiring, if that helps it stick.

What does tiring mean?

verb

  1. To become sleepy or weary.
  2. To make sleepy or weary.

verb

  1. To dress or adorn.

verb

  1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.

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Words that rhyme with tiring

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

aspiringperspiringinspiringadmiringacquiringrequiringretiringhiringconspiringfiringwiringuninspiring

Related words

exhaustingeffortfulwearingwearyingtiresomedepressinggruellingtedious

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "tiring"?▾

"Tiring" has 2 syllables: tir · ing.

What does "tiring" mean?▾

Tiring: To become sleepy or weary.

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