gruelling

English

WOTD – 4 August 2009

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Etymology

From gruel (“to exhaust”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.əl.ɪŋ/
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Adjective

gruelling (comparative more gruelling, superlative most gruelling)

  1. So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.

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