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challenging

noun

  1. act of testing the limits of capability
L1450208 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. challenge, nom/nomadj-challenging
L335252 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/ / /ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/

adj

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

  1. Difficult, hard to do.

noun

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

  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.

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of challenge