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    grueling

    US /ˈɡruəlɪŋ, ˈɡrulɪŋ/

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    UK /'grʊəlɪŋ/

    C2
    adj.AdjectiveRequiring physical or mental effort; exhausting
    The grueling climb forced serveral hikers to stop and head back.

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    • As for the lifestyle, residency in both countries is grueling.

      As for the lifestyle, residency in both countries is grueling.

    • As for the lifestyle, residency in both countries is grueling.

      As for the lifestyle, residency in both countries is grueling.

    B1

    Day in the Life of a Japanese Construction Worker

    15:23Day in the Life of a Japanese Construction Worker
    • She says as an excavator operator She doesn't usually have to work overtime And normally finishes within her shift Before going home She stops by the supermarket to pick up some meat As she's also responsible for her family's dinner Look, your kid's finished your breakfast After a long grueling day of physical work in the heat She doesn't skip a beat And gets right into her house chores It sure isn't an easy life But she says she's grateful for her healthy growing kids And a job that she loves So, what do you do on your day off?

      She says as an excavator operator She doesn't usually have to work overtime And normally finishes within her shift Before going home She stops by the supermarket to pick up some meat As she's also responsible for her family's dinner Look, your kid's finished your breakfast After a long grueling day of physical work in the heat She doesn't skip a beat And gets right into her house chores It sure isn't an easy life But she says she's grateful for her healthy growing kids And a job that she loves So, what do you do on your day off?

    • 食べてくれました。 After a long grueling day of physical work in the heat she doesn't skip a beat and gets right into her house chores.

      食べてくれました。 After a long grueling day of physical work in the heat she doesn't skip a beat and gets right into her house chores.

    B1

    Are You Ready to Apply to Medical School? (6 Questions to Ask)

    11:52Are You Ready to Apply to Medical School? (6 Questions to Ask)
    • After medical school, depending on the specialty you choose, you'll have three to seven grueling years of residency.

      After medical school, depending on the specialty you choose, you'll have three to seven grueling years of residency.

    • you'll have three to seven grueling years of residency.

      you'll have three to seven grueling years of residency.

    B1

    Gumball | Nicole's Enemy | The Fury | Cartoon Network

    05:16Gumball | Nicole's Enemy | The Fury | Cartoon Network
    • I have been through the most grueling training on the planet.

      I have been through the most grueling training on the planet.

    • I have been through the most grueling training on the planet.

      I have been through the most grueling training on the planet.

    B1

    Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

    00:00Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
    • He just it was really grueling for him to do it. But particularly Livvy felt that

      He just it was really grueling for him to do it. But particularly Livvy felt that

    • But you know what amazed me Conan? Okay, so he goes through this terrible grueling

      But you know what amazed me Conan? Okay, so he goes through this terrible grueling

    B1

    IELTS Speaking test band score 9 with feedback 2022

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    • If I get the chance to have some free time for myself, I prefer to spend it with my family since on the other occasions or the other days, we don't really have much time and we are so busy with our grueling schedule.

      If I get the chance to have some free time for myself, I prefer to spend it with my family since on the other occasions or the other days, we don't really have much time and we are so busy with our grueling schedule.

    • If I get the chance to have some free time for myself, I prefer to spend it with my family since, uh, on the other occasions or the other days, we don't really have, uh, much time, and we are so busy with our grueling schedule.

      If I get the chance to have some free time for myself, I prefer to spend it with my family since, uh, on the other occasions or the other days, we don't really have, uh, much time, and we are so busy with our grueling schedule.

    A2

    Donald Trump Talks Media Coverage, Polls and His Vocal Transformation

    04:57Donald Trump Talks Media Coverage, Polls and His Vocal Transformation
    • I mean, it's been a long— Grueling.

      I mean, it's been a long— Grueling.

    • It's grueling.

      It's grueling.

    A2

    How to Practice SPEAKING English at Home, Alone (Using Movies)

    33:39How to Practice SPEAKING English at Home, Alone (Using Movies)
    • It hammers home that everything he's doing, every grueling hour, it isn't just about climbing the career ladder.

      It hammers home that everything he's doing, every grueling hour, it isn't just about climbing the career ladder.

    • Some ones I took note of are like driven, a paycheck to provide for someone, to hammer home a point, every grueling hour, homelessness, harsh, soften the edges.

      Some ones I took note of are like driven, a paycheck to provide for someone, to hammer home a point, every grueling hour, homelessness, harsh, soften the edges.

    A2

    Best Christian Family Movie "Where Is My Home" | God Gave Me a Happy Family (English Dubbed Movie)

    40:13Best Christian Family Movie "Where Is My Home" | God Gave Me a Happy Family (English Dubbed Movie)
    • and why our lives are grueling and painful.

      and why our lives are grueling and painful.

    • That's why society in China is so dark and evil, and why our lives are grueling and painful.

      That's why society in China is so dark and evil, and why our lives are grueling and painful.

    B1

    The country no one expected to dominate sumo

    14:45The country no one expected to dominate sumo
    • But it meant fewer felt a desire or need to choose the grueling sumo lifestyle, causing recruitment levels to plunge.

      But it meant fewer felt a desire or need to choose the grueling sumo lifestyle, causing recruitment levels to plunge.

    • But it meant fewer felt a desire or need to choose the grueling sumo lifestyle, causing recruitment levels to plunge.

      But it meant fewer felt a desire or need to choose the grueling sumo lifestyle, causing recruitment levels to plunge.

    B2