Definition of grueling
: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
- a grueling race
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Examples of grueling in a Sentence
running a marathon is grueling
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
Recent Examples of grueling from the Web
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After playing three grueling games, will Vrsaljko be able to force a fresh Mbappe back to play defense?
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With the game in Washington, Harper will be in the grueling role of ambassador—taking part in Home Run Derby, for instance, and satisfying corporate sponsor obligations.
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If not, there are two newly available medications that can make withdrawal from opioids less grueling.
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As his career has progressed, the grueling nature of MMA played a major role in Holloway's decision to rely full-time on a nutritionist in the weeks leading up to his bouts.
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Fifty years ago today, the United States began to abandon a combat base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, just months after the Marines successfully defended the base against a grueling 77-day siege by the Viet Cong.
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The law applies even while stopped at a red light, a stop sign or while stuck in the grueling grind of metro Atlanta traffic.
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After what should be a grueling opener against Alabama, Louisville will have to establish its offensive rhythm for the rest of the season.
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Many observers and players felt youth would be a key advantage during a week with boiling temperatures amid the grueling format of the 109th Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Tournament.
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Origin and Etymology of grueling
from present participle of obsolete gruel to exhaust, punish, from gruel, noun
grueling Synonyms
Synonyms
arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, hard, heavy, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill;
Antonyms
cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding;
Near Antonyms
achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated;
Related Words
abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky;
bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying;
annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious;
GRUELING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of grueling for English Language Learners
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: very difficult : requiring great effort
GRUELING Defined for Kids
Definition of grueling for Students
: calling for great effort
- a grueling job
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