adjective
- extremely tiring and demanding; exhausting
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘grueling’
Examples
- The marathon was a gruelling test of endurance.
- She faced a gruelling schedule of back-to-back meetings.
- The gruelling training program prepared athletes for competition.
- After the gruelling exam, students felt completely drained.
- The rescue team endured gruelling conditions in the mountains.
- His gruelling work schedule left little time for family.