Use the sentence to answer the question.

The tired climbers struggled slowly up the steep and grueling mountain path.

Which word in the sentence helps you to understand the meaning of grueling?

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path
path

mountain
mountain

climbers
climbers

struggled

1 answer

The word that helps you to understand the meaning of "grueling" is struggled. This indicates that the climbers are having a difficult time, which aligns with the meaning of "grueling."