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Burdening vs Burdensome - What's the difference?

burdening | burdensome |

As a verb burdening

is present participle of burden.

As an adjective burdensome is

of or like a burden; arduous or demanding.

burdening

English

Verb

(head)
  • burdensome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding
  • * 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals , London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), ยง 6:
  • . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

    Synonyms

    * (of or like a burden) arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing