Health
draining
causing tiredness
Something draining makes you feel very tired and uses up your physical or mental energy.
Hear it in real life
How was your first day at the new job?
Interesting, but quite draining.
Looking after a sick relative can be emotionally draining.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The meeting was very drained.
Say: The meeting was very draining.
Use “draining” for something that causes tiredness; use “drained” for the person who feels tired.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a draining experience; something is draining
Your turn: say it out loud
Looking after a sick relative can be emotionally draining.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
draining
causing tiredness
“Looking after a sick relative can be emotionally draining.”
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