demanding
- 1Needing a lot of energy, strength, or patience to do.
Like climbing a steep hill that makes your legs tired and your breath short.
The hike up the mountain was demanding, but we reached the top.
Caring for a newborn is a demanding job that leaves little time for rest.
Similarchallenging, taxing, exigent
Oppositeeasy, undemanding, effortless
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- 2Expecting very high standards and hard to please.
Like a coach who is never happy unless you do your very best every time.
My new boss is very demanding and expects everything done perfectly.
She is a demanding teacher who wants every answer to be exact.
Similarstrict, exacting, bossy, controlling, harsh
Oppositeeasygoing, undemanding, lenient, tolerant
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- 3Present participle of demand. Use this -ing form when the action of demanding is happening now.
The protesters are demanding answers from the company.
She is demanding a refund for the broken phone.
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demanding is a form of demand
demand, verb: To ask for something very strongly, as if you have a right to it. Full entry
- Spelling
- demand → demanding: add -ing
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Origin
It comes from the word "demand" plus the ending "-ing".