The meaning of Challenging

adjective

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Usage examples:

An arduous journey

adjective

Difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort

Usage examples:

In those days, a trip to the west was an arduous journey.

abbreviation

Bushel(s).

noun

A measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons (equivalent to 36.4 litres), used for corn, fruit, liquids, etc.

idiom

Challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

idiom

To cause doubts about something

Usage examples:

The fact that a party can be voted into power by a minority of the electorate calls into question t…

verb

Come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.

Usage examples:

He confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave

adjective

(of a task) requiring much skill or effort.

Usage examples:

She has a busy and demanding job

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

adjective

Needing a lot of attention, effort, or time

Usage examples:

I’m trying to learn english, and i find it very demanding.

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Usage examples:

She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

Usage examples:

It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb

Argue about (something).

Usage examples:

The point has been much disputed

noun

An argument or disagreement

Usage examples:

[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

verb

Give vitality and enthusiasm to.

Usage examples:

People were energized by his ideas

verb

Present participle of energize

Usage examples:

I felt very energized after my holiday.

adjective

Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

Usage examples:

The exacting standards laid down by the organic food industry

verb

Demand and obtain (something) from someone.

Usage examples:

He exacted promises that another watergate would never be allowed to happen

adjective

Demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention

Usage examples:

All our aircraft meet exacting safety standards.

adjective

Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.

Usage examples:

One of the most exciting matches i've ever seen

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Usage examples:

Flying still excites me

adjective

Making you feel excited

Usage examples:

An exciting movie/soundtrack, you're going to africa? how exciting!, it was a really exciting match.

adjective

Pressing; demanding.

Usage examples:

The exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice

adjective

Needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people

Usage examples:

An exigent problem, an exigent manager

adjective

Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Usage examples:

A formidable opponent

adjective

Strong and powerful, and therefore difficult to deal with if opposed to you

Usage examples:

There were formidable obstacles to reaching an early settlement of the dispute.

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

Usage examples:

A heavy and bulky load

noun

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

Usage examples:

Meanwhile, he is leading the charge at airport to beef up the runway and expand support facilities …

adverb

Heavily.

Usage examples:

Heavy-laden

adjective

Providing or showing creative or spiritual inspiration.

Usage examples:

The team's inspirational captain

adjective

Making you feel hopeful or encouraged

Usage examples:

He gave an inspirational talk on overcoming obstacles in life.

adjective

Having the effect of inspiring someone.

Usage examples:

He was an inspiring teacher

verb

Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Usage examples:

His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists

adjective

Causing you to feel confident about yourself or eager to learn or do something

Usage examples:

She was an inspiring teacher and a gifted scientist.

adjective

Requiring considerable time and effort.

Usage examples:

Years of laborious training

adjective

(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He found his duties increasingly onerous

adjective

Causing great difficulty or trouble

Usage examples:

The tax bill was aimed at lifting the onerous tax burden from the backs of the middle class.

noun

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

Usage examples:

We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions

verb

Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.

Usage examples:

Four men were being questioned about the killings

verb

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

adjective

Thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way.

Usage examples:

You have to ask yourselves some searching questions

verb

Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing

adjective

Intended to discover the hidden truth

Usage examples:

Fran stared hard, her searching gaze trying to get him to admit what he knew.

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

Usage examples:

A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

Usage examples:

When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

Usage examples:

Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

adjective

Encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

A rich and stimulating working environment

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Usage examples:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

adjective

Causing enthusiasm and interest

Usage examples:

The conversation was stimulating, witty, and learned.

verb

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.

Usage examples:

My jumper stretched in the wash

noun

An act of stretching one's limbs or body.

Usage examples:

I got up and had a stretch

noun

A continuous area or expanse of land or water.

Usage examples:

A treacherous stretch of road

adjective

Physically or mentally demanding.

Usage examples:

They find the work too taxing

verb

Impose a tax on (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The income will be taxed at the top rate

adjective

Needing too much effort

Usage examples:

After the surgery, i couldn’t do anything too taxing for a while.

adjective

Revealing a person's capabilities by putting them under strain; challenging.

Usage examples:

It's been quite a testing time for all of us

verb

Take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice.

Usage examples:

This range has not been tested on animals

noun

The action or process of testing or checking someone or something.

Usage examples:

Diagnostic testing in symptomatic patients

adjective

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling.

Usage examples:

Tough rucksacks for climbers

noun

A rough and violent man.

Usage examples:

A gang of toughs

verb

Endure a period of hardship or difficulty.