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gruelling

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

How To Use gruelling In A Sentence

  • What could stop two swashbuckling heroes from venturing in for another gruelling day larking around in fancy dress? The Sun
  • This could take up to an hour and must be completed by the end of a gruelling nine-hour shift.
  • He had complained of exhaustion after his gruelling schedule over the past week.
  • It's probably the most gruelling race in sport. Times, Sunday Times
  • This gruelling sporting discipline came along by chance. Times, Sunday Times
  • Wouldn't it be great, then, if there were somewhere handier, without that gruelling extra flight? Times, Sunday Times
  • During the day he endured strict discipline and gruelling fitness programmes. The Sun
  • Paddlers of all ages and abilities are now getting into the last stages of training for the gruelling 125-mile marathon that is the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race.
  • To prepare for the gruelling event, she trained at the gym, using cross trainer machines, which simulate the action of skiing.
  • The gruelling regime saw him slim to 16st, but he was left with unsightly flabby skin. The Sun
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