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gruelling

[groo-uh-ling, groo-ling]

adjective

exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.

noun

any trying or exhausting procedure or experience.

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Also, especially British, gru·el·ling.

Origin:
1850–55; slang gruel punishment (noun), punish (v.) + -ing², -ing¹

Related forms

gru·el·ing·ly, adverb

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gruelling or (US) grueling (ˈɡruːəlɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	severe or tiring: a gruelling interview

—n
2.	informal a severe experience, esp punishment

[C19: from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish]

grueling or (US) grueling

—*adj*

—n

[C19: from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish]

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