exerting
Putting forth effort
Exerting is the present participle of exert, meaning to apply force, effort, or influence.
Physical exertion involves muscular effort: He was exerting himself on the rowing machine.
More abstractly, one exerts pressure, authority, or control: The committee has been exerting its influence over hiring decisions.
To exert oneself is to make a strenuous effort.
Requiring great effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
draining · tiring · fatiguing · backbreaking · laborious · onerous · wearisome · burdensome
strain
Excessive stretching force
tense · brace · press · lift · pull · thrust · muscle · grapple · wrestle · haul
taxing
Requiring great effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
exhausting · draining · tiring · fatiguing · backbreaking · laborious · onerous · wearisome · burdensome · depleting
striving
Earnest sustained endeavor
struggle · apply · work · try · persevere · grind · sweat · hustle · labor · strain
pressure
Force upon contact
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- swayRock back and forth
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
power · control · dominance · compel · persuade · coerce · impose · assert · command · manipulate
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- depletingusing up, depleting, exhausting, draining, consuming
exertingyielding
Bending under pressure
relenting · withdrawing · withholding · relinquishing · surrendering
- physical exertionBodily labor or strain