grueling

UK /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/ US /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, final, nadal, strict

VERB + GRUELING

back, balance, handle, schedule, struggling, tried, wasn't, won

GRUELING + NOUN

hours, minutes, pain, routines, sessions, tennis, uphill, workout

PREP.

in, on

ADV.

emotionally, extremely, physically, such

Definitions

adj

Alternative spelling of gruelling.

Medical school, internship, and residency had been physically and emotionally grueling.

noun

Alternative spelling of gruelling.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Medical school, internship, and residency had been physically and emotionally grueling.

Wiktionary

There's a grueling uphill stretch of road at mile 23 of the marathon.

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Belinda tried strict diets, grueling exercise routines, and some sort of esoteric New Age detox, all amounting to nothing--she had curves, and that was that.

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Nadal won a grueling tennis match. It lasted five sets.

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That was grueling.

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The team's schedule is grueling.

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