US /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ UK /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #45906

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    extremely tiring and demanding

    The athletes faced a gruelling training schedule every morning.

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Synonyms
1 adj · extremely tiring and demanding exhaustingtaxingbackbreakinghard

Etymology

From present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun).

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