Definition of grueling Grueling

/gɹuˈɪlɪŋ/ - [gruiling] - gru•el•ing

We found 3 definitions of grueling from 3 different sources.

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British English

gruelling - /ɡɹˈuːəlɪŋ/

American English

grueling - /gɹuˈɪlɪŋ/

What does grueling mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

grueling - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
  arduous, backbreaking, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
  effortful requiring great physical effort
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  • grueling (Adjective)
    Alternative spelling of gruelling.

Part of speech

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  • grueling, noun.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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