TAXING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does taxing mean? 

• TAXING (adjective)
  The adjective TAXING has 1 sense:

1. not easily borne; wearing

  Familiarity information: TAXING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAXING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not easily borne; wearing

Synonyms:

burdensome; onerous; taxing

Context example:

a taxing schedule

Similar:

heavy (marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness)

 Context examples 

By St. James of Compostella! but these burghers would bear some taxing.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

While the researchers acknowledge that implementing this process in conventional reverse osmosis systems is taxing, they propose a spiral-wound module system, similar to a roll of towels.

(Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)