"demanding" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ [UK], /dəˈmændɪŋ/ [US] Forms: more demanding [comparative], most demanding [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːndɪŋ, -ændɪŋ Etymology: From demand + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|demand|ing}} demand + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} demanding (comparative more demanding, superlative most demanding)
  1. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience. Synonyms: challenging, exigent, taxing Translations (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience): exigent (Catalan), náročný (Czech), vaativa (Finnish), éprouvant (French), exigeant (French), απαιτητικός (apaititikós) (Greek), きつい (kitsui) (Japanese), exigeant (Norman), krevende (Norwegian Bokmål), wymagający (Polish), тре́бующий уси́лий (trébujuščij usílij) (Russian), напряжённый (naprjažónnyj) (Russian), exigente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-demanding-en-adj-xb00BerD Disambiguation of 'requiring much endurance, strength, or patience': 98 2
  2. Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy. Synonyms: exacting, bossy Translations (making great demands; difficult to satisfy): exigeant (French), тре́бовательный (trébovatelʹnyj) (Russian), взыска́тельный (vzyskátelʹnyj) (Russian), exigente (Spanish), вимогли́вий (vymohlývyj) (Ukrainian), вибагли́вий (vybahlývyj) (Ukrainian)
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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ [UK], /dəˈmændɪŋ/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɑːndɪŋ, -ændɪŋ Etymology: From demand + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|demand|ing}} demand + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} demanding
  1. present participle and gerund of demand Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: demand
    Sense id: en-demanding-en-verb-sqUAvOWQ
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːndɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ændɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "demanding"
}

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