Grueling (Adjective)
Meaning
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The grueling workout left me breathless and exhausted.
- She went through a grueling training program to become a highly skilled doctor.
- The grueling hike up the mountain took several hours and tested everyone's endurance.
- The football team had to endure a grueling practice session in the scorching heat.
- The athletes pushed themselves through a grueling regimen of intense physical training to prepare for the competition.