gruelling

/ ˈɡruːəlɪŋ /

adjective

1. severe or tiring

   a gruelling interview

noun

1. informal,  a severe experience, esp punishment

Word History and Origins

Origin of gruelling¹

C19: from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish

Example Sentences

It's a more gruelling process, while Italy played eight matches this year with minimal relative travel.

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Benn keeps his father's belt on the wall at his gym to provide motivation when he is going through gruelling sessions.

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The daily routine was gruelling - prayers, Mass, cleaning the convent, and then hours in a workshop making clothes for local retailers.

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But Stokes is adamant England are ready for what will be a gruelling five-Test showdown as they bid to win a first series in Australia since 2010-2011.

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Thousands applied, but only 20 made it through to the training and development stage – a gruelling, two-year bootcamp of daily dance lessons, vocal practice and brutal feedback.

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