Definition of GRUELLING

gruelling

Meanings

Plural: gruellings

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

Adj

  • Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.

Noun

  • A race in which the animal being raced finishes in a state of physical exhaustion.
  • A gruelling ordeal.

Verb

  • present participle and gerund of gruel

Origin / Etymology

From present particle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun).

Scrabble Score: 11

gruelling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gruelling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gruelling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

gruelling is a valid Words With Friends word