Definitions for challenging
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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"

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1. challengingadjective

   Difficult, hard to do.

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1. Challenging

   of Challenge

How to pronounce challenging?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   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

How to say challenging in sign language?

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. Rachel Levy:

   It's a challenging situation.

2. Neil Ferguson:

   One of the challenges it faces is being truly independent, typically, it is influenced by big states. Historically that has been western countries like the United States, and now it’s very much China as well - and that can sometimes prove challenging in situations like the last year.

3. Dan Gainor:

   Since when is it a university's role to teach ‘healthy masculinity?’ I doubt seriously that most Princeton academics have a clue what ‘masculinity’ really means, the job also calls for ‘challenging belief systems and social constructs.’ More lefty social garbage trying to remake men so they aren’t men.

4. Pastor Winter:

   We can’t rest on our laurels anymore, there are forces in our world now that are challenging the church’s ability to minister. There are forces out there trying to stop us — not just in our community, but in other communities as well.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   True love is one of the challenging puzzles in life.

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