challenging
noun
- act of testing the limits of capability
adjective
- challenge, nom/nomadj-challenging
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/ / /ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.
- Difficult, hard to do.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.
- 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.
- present participle and gerund of challenge