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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

grueling en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ (US)
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  • /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of gruelling.
    alt of gruelling
    • Medical school, internship, and residency had been physically and emotionally grueling. 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 4:

Forms

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more grueling Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most grueling Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

gruelingly

grueling en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of gruelling.
    alt of gruelling

Forms

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gruelings Number=Plur lexicographic

grueling en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of gruel
    form of gruel