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taxing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
taxing
(adjective)
tax
(verb)
taxing
/
ˈ
tæksɪŋ/
adjective
taxing
/
ˈ
tæksɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TAXING
[
more taxing; most taxing
]
:
requiring a lot of effort, energy, etc.
a
taxing
job/chore
The journey proved to be very
taxing
.
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