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- [groo-uh-ling, groo-ling]
- /ˈgru ə lɪŋ, ˈgru lɪŋ/
- /ˈɡruːəl.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [groo-uh-ling, groo-ling]
- /ˈgru ə lɪŋ, ˈgru lɪŋ/
Definitions of grueling word
- adjective grueling exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon. 1
- noun grueling any trying or exhausting procedure or experience. 1
- noun grueling Extremely tiring and demanding. 1
- adjective grueling arduous, exhausting 1
- adjective grueling A grueling activity is extremely difficult and tiring to do. 0
- adjective grueling extremely trying; exhausting 0
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Origin of grueling
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; slang gruel punishment (noun), punish (v.) + -ing2, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Grueling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grueling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grueling
adj grueling
- trying — extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience.
- torturous — pertaining to, involving, or causing torture or suffering.
- punishing — causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
- backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
- arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
adjective grueling
- exhausting — Making one feel very tired; very tiring.
- unremitting — not slackening or abating; incessant: unremitting noise; unremitting attention.
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- taxing — wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
Antonyms for grueling
adj grueling
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- effortless — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
adjective grueling
- undemanding — requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due: a demanding teacher.
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