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challenging.

Difficult, hard to do.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ//ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  1. Difficult, hard to do.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ//ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  1. The act of making a challenge.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ//ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of challenge

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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

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