Associations to the word «Taxing»
Wiktionary
TAXING, verb. Present participle of tax
TAXING, adjective. With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
TAXING, adjective. Mentally challenging; difficult.
TAXING, noun. The act of imposing a tax.
Dictionary definition
TAXING, adjective. Not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.