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   Gruel·ing

   /ˈɡro͞o(ə)liNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely tiring and demanding: "a grueling schedule"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from the verb gruel ‘exhaust, punish’, from an old phrase get one's gruel ‘receive one's punishment’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gruelingly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gruelingGrueling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GRUELING is trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing. How to use grueling in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRUELING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRUELING definition: 1. extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination: 2. extremely…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRUELING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination: Runners are taking part in a grueling 100-mile race in the mountains above Los Angeles. He eventually won the match after five grueling sets. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gruelingGrueling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. “a grueling campaign”. synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome. effortful. requiring great physical effort.

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   Grueling definition: exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe. See examples of GRUELING used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRUELLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination: Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week. He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets. Synonyms. arduous. backbreaking. hard. heavy. punishing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › gruelingGrueling - definition of grueling by The Free Dictionary

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   grueling - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gruellingGruelling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of gruelling. adjective. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome. effortful.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishgrueling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of grueling adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRUELING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    6 days ago · Definition of 'grueling' grueling. (gruəlɪŋ ) regional note: in BRIT, use gruelling. adjective. A grueling activity is extremely difficult and tiring to do. He had complained of exhaustion after his grueling schedule over the past week. Synonyms: exhausting, demanding, difficult, tiring More Synonyms of grueling.