Definitions for challenging
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. ambitious, challengingadjective

   requiring full use of your abilities or resources

   "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

2. challenging, thought-provokingadjective

   stimulating interest or thought

   "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book"

3. challenging, intriguingadjective

   disturbingly provocative

   "an intriguing smile"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. challengingadjective

   Difficult, hard to do.

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1. challenging

   Challenging refers to something that requires significant effort, skill or resilience to undertake or accomplish due to its complexity, difficulty or demand. It often implies a task, problem, or situation that puts one's abilities and resources to test, inviting growth and development through overcoming obstacles and difficulties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Challenging

   of Challenge

How to pronounce challenging?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of challenging in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of challenging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of challenging in a Sentence

1. Rob Gifford:

   During these challenging times, the NRAEF's mission to support the industry's workforce is more important than ever, with Guy as our champion and the support of so many generous companies, we can help get our family of restaurant workers back on their feet.

2. Alex Millar:

   The practicalities of accessing infrastructure are challenging.

3. Jinger Duggar:

   We have times where we’re walking through very challenging, deep, dark times.

4. Chief Executive Hunter Harrison:

   Despite challenging economic conditions and lower commodity prices, we continue to focus on what we can control - lowering costs, creating efficiencies and improving service.

5. Ankit Bharat:

   We are one of the first health systems to successfully perform a lung transplant on a patient recovering from COVID-19, we want other transplant centers to know that while the transplant procedure in these patients is quite technically challenging, it can be done safely, and it offers the terminally ill COVID-19 patients another option for survival.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=challenging
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Challenging
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/challenging