Vocabulary
Gruelling
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
extremely tiring and demanding
Urdu meaning
صبر آزما، مشقت سے بھرپور، سختی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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They are stuck in a gruelling adjustment, weighing heavily on the citizenry and on owners of capital alike.
Dawn Editorials —
End of stability
— 2026-01-15
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Children, too, are forced into gruelling work, deprived of education and condemned to repeat the same cycle of poverty, their futures foreclosed before they even begin.
Dawn Editorials —
Kiln slavery
— 2025-08-28
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The country had undergone three rounds of debt rescheduling and just finished a gruelling, short-term Stand-by Arrangement with the IMF that left the populace battered with unemployment and sharply rising energy costs.
Dawn Editorials —
Modi, Kashmir and Pakistan
— 2025-05-08
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The driver had reportedly been working a gruelling 24-hour shift.
Dawn Editorials —
Deadly roads
— 2025-03-26
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The conditions rarely allow for the long, gruelling innings that are vital for developing resilience and technique.
Dawn Editorials —
Dilemma of spin wickets
— 2025-01-31
Synonyms
exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearying, enervating
Antonyms
invigorate, refresh, invigorating, refreshing
Curator example
a gruelling schedule
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