challenging

verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue

//ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ//
//ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ//

Difficult, hard to do.

verb

1
Also a form of challengepresent participle and gerund of challenge

Etymology

From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.

adjective

1
Difficult, hard to do.

noun

1
The act of making a challenge.
There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.

Forms

plural: challengings
comparative: more challenging
superlative: most challenging

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challenging · Difficult, hard to do.

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