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

She is still captaining ruthless WSL champions Chelsea and has started all their league games this season, but juggling international football and a gruelling domestic schedule has no doubt taken its toll on her.

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Ms Yadav knew she had made a tough choice and that the job she had chosen was going to be gruelling.

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Pidcock, who has won two Olympic gold medals in mountain biking and one of the most gruelling stages of the Tour de France, spoke of his experience of seeing the disruptions occur.

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While Team Europe's Ryder Cup stars toiled in the rain, the two overnight leaders could not be separated over 18 gruelling holes, finishing three shots clear of the rest on 19 under par.

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Japan celebrated the return to Tokyo of a premier global sporting event with a medal in a curtain-raising 35km race walk contested in gruelling conditions at the World Athletics Championships.

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