English Online Dictionary. What means demanding? What does demanding mean?
English
Etymology
From demand + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
- (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmændɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːndɪŋ, -ændɪŋ
Adjective
demanding (comparative more demanding, superlative most demanding)
- Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
- Synonyms: challenging, exigent, taxing
- Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
- Synonyms: exacting; see also Thesaurus:bossy
- Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
Antonyms
- undemanding
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
demanding
- present participle and gerund of demand
Anagrams
- maddening