tuckering
Draining one's energy
Tuckering is the present participle of tucker, meaning to exhaust or wear out.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase tucker out: All that hiking really tuckered me out.
The usage is informal and often describes children or pets who've expended their energy: The puppy finally tuckered out and fell asleep.
Causing gradual exhaustion
- tiringCausing fatigue
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- sappingGradually draining vitality
- fatiguingCausing weariness or exhaustion
enervating · debilitating · taxing · enfeebling · knackering · wearing · frazzling · depleting
State of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- sleepinessState of needing rest
lethargy · listlessness · languor · lassitude · prostration · burnout · faintness · heaviness
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- strainingExerting intense effort
- overtaxingBurdening beyond capacity
- overexertingStraining beyond healthy capacity
- burning the candleExhausting oneself completely
running ragged · grinding down · wearing thin · overextending · maxing out
Designated hour for retiring
- nap timeScheduled midday slumber
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- fussyExcessively particular
- sugar crashLethargy after sweets
wearying
Causing gradual exhaustion
fatiguing · enervating · debilitating · taxing · enfeebling · knackering · wearing · frazzling · depleting · grinding
tiredness
State of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
sleepiness · lethargy · listlessness · languor · lassitude · prostration · burnout · faintness · heaviness · flagging
overworking
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- strainingExerting intense effort
- overtaxingBurdening beyond capacity
- overexertingStraining beyond healthy capacity
burning the candle · running ragged · grinding down · wearing thin · overextending · maxing out
bedtime
Designated hour for retiring
sugar crash · overtired · winding down · settling down · ready for bed
tuckeringenergizing
Imparting renewed vitality
invigorating · revitalizing · stimulating · refreshing · rejuvenating
- tuckering outBecoming completely fatigued
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