Reliving painful experiences can be emotionally draining. Operating the heavy machinery is draining work.

Something that's draining tires you out, either physically or emotionally. Some people thrive on spending long days with young children, while others find it to be completely draining. Running a marathon or a …

Synonyms for DRAINING: exhausting, fatiguing, debilitating, enervating, wearing, demoralizing, discouraging, dispiriting; Antonyms of DRAINING: involving, interesting, absorbing, engaging, …

It's very hard work, it's very draining. This work is physically exhausting and emotionally draining. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.

DRAIN definition: to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration. See examples of drain used in a sentence.

Draining refers to the process of removing or causing a liquid to flow out from something, typically by means of a channel or outlet. It can also refer to the gradual loss or reduction of something such as …

to empty by drawing off liquid: [~ + object] to drain a swamp. [~ + object (+ of + object)] Drain the wound (of blood) before you apply the bandage. [no object] The crankcase has to drain before you put on …

Present participle of drain. That drains. The practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers. Cassie could feel the color draining from her face. Lisa stared up at him, the blood draining from her face.

The work drained [= exhausted] me. I feel totally drained of energy this evening. Her work is very draining. [= tiring]