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untiring¹

  • /(ˌ)ʌnˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/ UK
  • /(ˌ)ʌnˈtaɪɹɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˌʌnˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/ US
  • /ˌʌnˈtaɪɹɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪəɹɪŋ

Where it comes from

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + tiring (“that tire or tires”, adjective).

adjective more untiring · most untiring

  1. Not able to be tired; inexhaustible, tireless. Alice had dropped senseless on the earth, and Cora had sunk at her side, hovering, in untiring tenderness, over her lifeless form.

    Similar: indefatigable, inexhaustible, tireless, unflagging, untiring, unweariable, unwearying, weariless

  2. figuratively Resolute, unfailing. VVhat inexpreſſible ſenſation of delight does the ſoul at theſe moments conceive? Celeſtial bliſs! untiring, unabated rapture!

    Similar: tireless

untiring²

Where it comes from

From untire (verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs).

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of untire

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adj not able to be tired — see also inexhaustible

Françaisinfatigable

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@misc{untiring_2026,
  title = {untiring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/untiring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}