grueling
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ʊəlɪŋ
Adjective
grueling (comparative more grueling, superlative most grueling)
- Alternative spelling of gruelling.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 4:
- Medical school, internship, and residency had been physically and emotionally grueling.
Derived terms
Noun
grueling (plural gruelings)
- Alternative spelling of gruelling.
Verb
grueling
- present participle and gerund of gruel