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gru⋅el⋅ing
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ə
lɪŋ
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ˈgru
lɪŋ
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–adjective
1.
exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe:
the grueling Boston marathon.
–noun
2.
any trying or exhausting procedure or experience.
Also,
especially British
,
gru⋅el⋅ling.
Origin:
1850–55;
slang
gruel
punishment (n.), punish (v.) +
-ing
2
,
-ing
1
Related forms:
gru⋅el⋅ing⋅ly,
adverb
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gru·el·ing also gru·el·ling
(grōō'ə-lĭng, grōō'lĭng)
adj. Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion:
a grueling campaign.
gru'el·ing·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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