grueling
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gru·el·ing
also gru·el·ling (gro͞o′ə-lĭng, gro͞o′lĭng)adj.
Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign.
gru′el·ing·ly adv.
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gru•el•ing
(ˈgru ə lɪŋ, ˈgru lɪŋ)adj.
exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: a grueling marathon.
n. Also, esp. Brit.,gru′el•ling.[1850–55; gruel punishment (n.), punish (v.) (compare to get one's gruel to be punished, killed) + -ing2, -ing1]
gru′el•ing•ly, adv.
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gruelling
(American) grueling (ˈgrueliŋ) adjective exhausting. a gruelling race.
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