gruelling C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ UK /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #45906 Meanings 1 adj extremely tiring and demanding The athletes faced a gruelling training schedule every morning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely tiring and demanding exhaustingtaxingbackbreakinghard Etymology AI details From present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gruelling **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 45906 ## Meanings 1. extremely tiring and demanding ## Examples - The athletes faced a gruelling training schedule every morning. ## Etymology From present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun). ## AI Etymology Gruelling is from present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun). In present-day use, it means extremely tiring and demanding. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown