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The part you don't expect when you start out is all the people who come into your life wanting a piece of you, not caring about your wellbeing. The insane schedule is very difficult. Touring looks very glamourous but it's hard and gruelling - the travelling, the meet-and-greets - it was too crazy.
Cheryl James

Meaning of "gruelling" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRUELLING

From now obsolete vb gruel to exhaust, punish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRUELLING

gruelling  [ˈɡruːəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRUELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gruelling can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRUELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gruelling in the English dictionary

The definition of gruelling in the dictionary is severe or tiring. Other definition of gruelling is a severe experience, esp punishment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRUELLING


bustling
ˈbʌsəlɪŋ
cancelling
ˈkænsəlɪŋ
counselling
ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
disabling
dɪˈseɪb əlɪŋ
dismantling
dɪsˈmæntəlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
hostelling
ˈhɒstəlɪŋ
juggling
ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ
labelling
ˈleɪbəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
puzzling
ˈpʌzəlɪŋ
refuelling
ˌriːˈfjuːəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
signalling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
smuggling
ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ
stumbling
ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRUELLING

grubstake
grudge
grudge match
grudgeful
grudging
grudgingly
grue
gruel
gruelingly
grueller
gruesome
gruesomely
gruesomeness
gruff
gruffily
gruffly
gruffness
gruffy
grufted
grugru

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRUELLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
compelling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
dwelling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of gruelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRUELLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gruelling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gruelling

Translation of «gruelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRUELLING

Find out the translation of gruelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gruelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gruelling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

累人的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agotador
570 millions of speakers

English

gruelling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भीषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قسوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изнурительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

árduo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exténuant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

melelahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufreibend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過酷な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대단히 힘든
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grueling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đánh nhừ tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடினமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थकवा आणणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yorucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estenuante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyczerpujący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виснажливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

istovitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαντλητικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitmergelende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ansträngande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utmattende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gruelling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUELLING»

The term «gruelling» is regularly used and occupies the 65.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUELLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gruelling

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRUELLING»

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Michael Flatley
I wasn't even sure I'd be able to walk. I couldn't even go outside. Maybe I was just burnt crisp from the gruelling schedule I had been keeping for years.
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Cheryl James
The part you don't expect when you start out is all the people who come into your life wanting a piece of you, not caring about your wellbeing. The insane schedule is very difficult. Touring looks very glamourous but it's hard and gruelling - the travelling, the meet-and-greets - it was too crazy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUELLING»

Discover the use of gruelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gruelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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(Mis)Representing Islam: The racism and rhetoric of British ...
[11] A gruelling journey overland from Jordan, [12] an Aids test at the border, [13] and a room at a hotel where you are invited to wipe your feet on a mosaic of George Bush [14] are among the highlights. The choice of the three elements given ...
John Richardson, 2004
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Power Play: Mental Toughness for Hockey and Beyond
Stanley. Cup. Games. a. gruelling. experience. in. 1. 903. INTRODUCTION Ice hockey is the fastest of all contact sports. IT HAPPENED HERE ov Editn Pctersen If modern hockey players had to work as hard as their predecessors did in the ...
Aynsley M. Smith, R.N. Ph.D., 2000
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The Evil Dead
3. 'THE. ULTIMATE. EXPERIENCE. IN. GRUELLING. TERROR': ANALYSING. THE. EVIL. DEAD. As outlined in previous chapters, the decision, by the Renaissance partners, to make a horror film was centrally informed by economic  ...
Kate Egan, 2013
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Oxford Mini Thesaurus
gruelling adj. exhausting, tiring, taxing, draining, demanding, exacting, difficult, arduous, strenVuous, back-breaking, punishing, crippling; informal murderous; Brit. informal knackering. gruesome adj. grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying,  ...
Maurice Waite, 2013
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Ebony
gruelling. pace. as. member. of. U. S. Modern. Pentathlon. Team. PERSONS believing that swashbuckling as a way of life went out with the Count of Monte Cristo would do well to take a good look at 26-year-old David Kirkwood of Los Angeles ...
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Popular Science
LASTED 3 TIMES LONGER IN GRUELLING HIGH-SPEED TESTS Heat generated by internal friction separates rubber and fabric — starts "blisters," which grow and grow until BANG ! A blow-out. Remarkable new Goodrich invention resists ...
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Folens Dictionary: Combined Dictionary and Thesaurus
gruelling adjective (th) Something that is gruelling is very hard work and makes you tired. [Gruelling comes from an old French word.] gruesome adjective (th) Something that is gruesome is horrible or shocking, especially because it is to do  ...
Steve & Patricia Harrison, 1999
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The Michigan Alumnus
Gruelling. Test. FIVE strenuous games in six days was the bill of fare handed to Michigan's hockey team January 17 ... still have a chance to finish at the top alter enduring one of the most gruelling campaigns ever attempted by a Varsity team.
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Passport to the Best of Cape Town, South Africa
Town that is as spectacular as it is gruelling. fast becoming a big international drawcard This is SA's biggest one-day sporting event is This is SA's biggest one- day sporting event is - and increasingly a boon for tourism and fast becoming a big ...
‎2004
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Trail of Footprints
Gruelling. It was gruelling with all the definition of gruelling; extremely painful; extremely difficult; extremely exhausting; extremely harsh. The few inches of standing water in the fields added to the already high humidity. The complete lack of ...
Frida Brewer, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gruelling is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Sick' thief targets poorly Fraserburgh toddler days before gruelling
A cruel thief snatched toys from a sick toddler – just days before his return to hospital in England for the latest in a gruelling series of treatments. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
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Gruelling work for a tiny share of DR Congo's mineral wealth
Kolwezi (DR Congo) (AFP) - Alphonse stands in knee-deep muddy water, a former businessman in DR Congo's southeastern mining region of ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Hampshire dad running gruelling 100km race for seriously ill daughter
A DEVOTED Hampshire dad is taking on a gruelling ultra marathon to thank organisations who have helped his seriously ill daughter. Elliot Nolan, 42, has been ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
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Swansea City pre-season: How Arjen Robben inspired Neil Taylor's …
Swansea City pre-season: How Arjen Robben inspired Neil Taylor's gruelling regime - just 10 DAYS after Belgium win. 06:00, 12 July 2015 ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
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The Tour de France is gruelling viewing, but Frisbee is a surprise hit
NOCTURNAL TOUR DE FRANCE. Is it the lycra? The possibility of multi-cyclist crashes? The bucolic European scenery? Waiting for ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Young rowing star to do gruelling scull for helicopter
Josh Rose will row from Lismore to Ballina in a single cull to raise money for the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter. The Northern Star ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
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Canada's Weinberger to defend Pan Am gold in gruelling swimming …
This weekend, athletes will test their endurance in the gruelling open water swimming event. Competitors will swim six 1.67-kilometer freestyle ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
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Triathletes share secrets for winning gruelling event
Paula Findlay is the most decorated Canadian triathlete racing at the Pan Am Games this weekend, and she might be the most motivated. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
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Watch | 'Yoga is quite a gruelling kind of sport': Russian president …
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday admitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi he found yoga to be 'quite a gruelling sport'. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Peter Andre celebrates stag do and shares photos of his gruelling
Peter didn't let his late night celebrations stand in the way of his gruelling gym routine on Thursday morning, and shared photos from his ... «hellomagazine.com, Jul 15»

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