GRUELING


Meaning of GRUELING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

or gru·el·ling ˈgrü-ə-liŋ

Etymology: from present participle of obsolete gruel to exhaust, punish, from gruel, noun

Date: 1852

: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing

a grueling race

• gru·el·ing·ly -liŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.