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gruelling
(redirected from gruelingly)

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gru·el·ing also gru·el·ling  (gr-lng, grlng)
adj.
Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign.

gruel·ing·ly adv.

gruelling US, grueling [ˈgruːəlɪŋ]
adj
severe or tiring a gruelling interview
n
Informal a severe experience, esp punishment
[from now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish]
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Adj.1.gruelling - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
effortful - requiring great physical effort

gruelling
Translations
gruelling grueling (US) [ˈgrʊəlɪŋ] ADJ [task] → penoso, duro; [match, race] → agotador

gruelling [ˈgruːəlɪŋ] grueling (US) adj [schedule, day] → exténuant(e); [race, competition] → exténuant(e)

gruelling, (US) grueling
adj schedule, journey, day, week(äußerst) anstrengend; pace, conditionsmörderisch (inf); race, match, event(äußerst) strapaziös; talks, negotiationsaufreibend; 200 gruelling miles200 mörderische Meilen (inf); the most gruelling part of my tripder anstrengendste Teil meiner Reise

gruelling grueling (Am) [ˈgrʊəlɪŋ] adjestenuante
gruelling grueling (Am) [ˈgrʊəlɪŋ] adjestenuante

gruelling
adj gruelling [ˈgrueliŋ]
exhausting a gruelling race. moordende, uitputtende مُرْهِق، مُنْهِك изтощителен vyčerpávající udmattende zermürbend εξαντλητικός duro, penoso; agotador kurnav طاقت فرسا uuvuttava épuisant מתיש थकाने वाला iscrpljujuć kimerítő melelahkan lÿjandi faticoso 疲れさせる 기진 맥진하게 하는 varginantis, sekinantis nogurdinošs menjerihkan afmattend, slopend ytterst krevende, utmattende wyczerpujący estafante epuizant изнурительный vyčerpávajúci naporen zamoran mycket ansträngande, hård ทำให้เหนื่อย güç ve yorucu, zahmetli 令人精疲力盡的 виснажливий تھکانے والا làm kiệt sức 使


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