gruelling

US grueling

/ (ˈɡruːəlɪŋ) /

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adjective

severe or tiringa gruelling interview

noun

informal a severe experience, esp punishment

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Word Origin for gruelling

C19: from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish

Words nearby gruelling

grudgingly, Grudziadz, grue, gruel, grueling, gruelling, Gruenberg, gruesome, gruff, gruffy, grugru

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How to use gruelling in a sentence

Harry, the expedition patron, announced last month that he will join the gruelling 210-mile trek across Antarctica this winter.
Thanks Bro! Royal Charity Donates £100,000 to Harry's South Pole Mission|Tom Sykes|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was one phase of the campaign that closely approximated the gruelling trench warfare in France.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Now was to be one of the most gruelling sea-fights in which George Walker ever engaged.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston
In the gruelling battle that followed, Buck was forced to admit that Bunny shirked no duty.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk

Four horses had succumbed to a gruelling day of fierce exertion.
Sir John French|Cecil Chisholm
Clint still hung on, sometimes much discouraged, and took his share of hard knocks and gruelling labour.
Left Tackle Thayer|Ralph Henry Barbour