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UK
/ɡɹˈuːəlɪŋ/
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ADJECTIVE
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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