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Meaning of DRAINING

Pronunciation:  dr'eyning

WordNet Dictionary
[adj]  having a debilitating effect; "a killing job in the hot sun"

DRAINING is a 8 letter word that starts with D.


 Synonyms: debilitating, exhausting, killing



Webster's 1913 Dictionary
\Drain"ing\, vb. n. of {Drain}, v. t. (Agric.)
The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.

{Draining tile}. Same as {Draintile}.

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