I am tired. vs I am tiring.

The phrases "I am tired." and "I am tiring." have different meanings and are not directly comparable. "I am tired." is correct and commonly used to express a current state of exhaustion, while "I am tiring." is less common and usually means that the speaker is causing fatigue in others.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 3597 views

I am tired.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a current state of exhaustion.

This phrase is used to convey that the speaker is feeling exhausted or lacking energy at the moment.

Examples:

I am tired after a long day at work.
She said, 'I am tired of all the drama.'
He looks like he is tired from the long journey.
Are you tired from staying up late last night?
I am tired of waiting for the bus.

I am tiring.

This phrase is correct but less common. It is usually used to indicate that the speaker is causing fatigue in others.

This phrase is used when the speaker is making others feel tired or exhausted due to their actions or behavior.

Examples:

My constant chatter is tiring everyone around me.
Her demanding attitude is tiring for her colleagues.
The long meeting is tiring for all the participants.
His repetitive jokes are tiring for the audience.
The loud music is tiring for the neighbors.

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Going quickly is not so tiring.
Posing all day must be so tiring.
Beasts can run a day and night without tiring.
Sometimes it's a little tiring.
I think pistols would be less tiring.
It made the journey less tiring.
Yes, and they're not tiring.
I'm sure whatever that Super Adventure Club does is pretty tiring.
I know how heavy that mask is, how tiring.
If you drag it out, it will be tiring.
A responsible job, very tiring.
Keeping up an image can be tiring.
The long travel must have been tiring.
You know, watching you lose is getting tiring.
Lying in bed is so tiring.
The voyage must have been very tiring.
Telling the truth is so... tiring.
Telling the truth is so... tiring.
That just sounds confusing rather than tiring.
Yes, but none more tiring.

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