grueling

[ groo-uh-ling, groo-ling ]
/ ˈgru ə lɪŋ, ˈgru lɪŋ /

adjective

exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.

noun

any trying or exhausting procedure or experience.

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Also especially British, gru·el·ling.

Origin of grueling

1850–55; slang gruel punishment (noun), punish (v.) + -ing2, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM grueling

gru·el·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby grueling

grudge, grudging, grudziadz, grue, gruel, grueling, gruelling, gruenberg, gruesome, gruff, gruffy
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British Dictionary definitions for gruelling

gruelling

US grueling

/ (ˈɡruːəlɪŋ) /

adjective

severe or tiringa gruelling interview

noun

informal a severe experience, esp punishment

Word Origin for gruelling

C19: from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish
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