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demanding

[ dih-man-ding, -mahn- ]

adjective

  1. requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due:

    a demanding teacher.

  2. calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing:

    a demanding job.



demanding

/ ɪˈɑːԻɪŋ /

adjective

  1. requiring great patience, skill, etc

    a demanding job

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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻ徱Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ԻiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzd·ԻiԲ adjective
  • v··ԻiԲ adjective
  • over··ԻiԲ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-·ԻiԲ adjective
  • quasi-·ԻiԲ· adverb
  • ܲd·ԻiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of demanding1

First recorded in 1520–30; demand + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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Already, some judges have issued orders reprimanding the Trump administration and demanding action.

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The Lincoln animatronic wasn’t moving with the realism that Disney was demanding, and Gurr was told he had about three months to figure it out.

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County first responders are demanding raises and rebuking politicians for not moving faster to grant them.

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I was doing a lot of burpees, so it was just physically super demanding.

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The Court on Thursday upped its public pressure on the State Bar, demanding it explain how it used AI to develop questions — and what actions it took to ensure the reliability of the questions.

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