challenging
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃælənd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃælɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb[edit]
challenging
- present participle and gerund of challenge
Adjective[edit]
challenging (comparative more challenging, superlative most challenging)
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
difficult; hard to do
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Noun[edit]
challenging (plural challengings)
- The act of making a challenge.
- 1918, Estcourt Rowland Metzner, The conflict of tax laws, page 151:
- There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.
See also[edit]
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