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Being a conglomerate, each of our businesses has a different challenge; business landscape is different for each business. It makes it challenging as well as exciting.
Kumar Mangalam Birla

Meaning of "challenging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHALLENGING

challenging  [ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHALLENGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Challenging is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHALLENGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of challenging in the English dictionary

The definition of challenging in the dictionary is demanding or stimulating.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHALLENGING


aging
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
avenging
əˈvendʒɪŋ
Beijing
ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ
changing
ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ
cringing
ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ
emerging
ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ
engaging
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ
flanging
ˈflændʒɪŋ
imaging
ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ
lodging
ˈlɒdʒɪŋ
managing
ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ
messaging
ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ
packaging
ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ
plunging
ˈplʌndʒɪŋ
revenging
rɪˈvɛndʒɪŋ
swingeing
ˈswɪndʒɪŋ
unchallenging
ʌnˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ
unchanging
ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ
whingeing
ˈwɪndʒɪŋ
wide-ranging
ˌwaɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHALLENGING

chalkstone
chalkstripe
chalky
challah
challenge
challenge to the array
challenge to the polls
challengeable
challenged
challenger
challengingly
challie
challis
challoth
Chalon
chalone
chalonic
chalumeau
chalupa
chalutz

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHALLENGING

banging
belonging
blogging
clinging
game-changing
gang-banging
hand-wringing
hanging
longing
mudslinging
overhanging
paperhanging
pinging
ringing
singing
springing
stinging
swinging
thronging
upbringing
wall hanging

Synonyms and antonyms of challenging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHALLENGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «challenging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of challenging

Translation of «challenging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHALLENGING

Find out the translation of challenging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of challenging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «challenging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有挑战性的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

que constituye un desafío
570 millions of speakers

English

challenging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुनौतीपूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَعْب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

побуждающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desafiante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চ্যালেঞ্জিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ambitieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mencabar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

herausfordernd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

挑戦的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도전적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tantangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầy thách thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சவாலான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आव्हानात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meydan okuma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stimolante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ambitny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

складний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provocator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκλητικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitdagende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utfordrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of challenging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALLENGING»

The term «challenging» is very widely used and occupies the 8.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALLENGING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about challenging

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10 QUOTES WITH «CHALLENGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word challenging.
1
Alexandre Aja
When you do a slasher film, you find yourself repeating the same kind of scene, then it becomes not very challenging and not very interesting.
2
Michael Andretti
Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race.
3
Skylar Astin
I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy.
4
John Belushi
Work is no longer challenging.
5
Michael Bennet
If teaching isn't rewarding and challenging, we're going to continue to lose our best teachers to work in other fields.
6
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Being a conglomerate, each of our businesses has a different challenge; business landscape is different for each business. It makes it challenging as well as exciting.
7
Julian Bond
I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work.
8
Matthew Bourne
People know that they're going to see something which is entertaining but challenging as well because of the form it's in. It's dance theatre and it requires you to use your imagination - it's not straight forward.
9
Joseph Campbell
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
10
Morris Chestnut
I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHALLENGING»

Discover the use of challenging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to challenging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Challenging the Mandate of Heaven: Social Protest and State ...
This book, by bringing together studies of protest that span the Imperial, Republican, and Communist eras, introduces Chinese patterns and provides a forum to consider ways in which contentious politics in China might serve to reinforce, ...
Elizabeth J. Perry, 2002
2
Challenging Behaviour
This edition contains significantly expanded sections on the emergence and development of challenging behaviour and strategies for prevention, at the level of both individuals and service systems.
Eric Emerson, Stewart L. Einfeld, 2011
3
Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America
Drawing on critical episodes in U.S. history, Piven shows that it is in fact precisely at those seismic moments when people act outside of political norms that they become empowered to their full democratic potential.
Frances Fax Piven, 2008
4
Challenging Problems in Algebra
Stimulating collection of over 300 unusual problems involving equations and inequalities, Diophantine equations, number theory, quadratic equations, logarithms and more.
Alfred S. Posamentier, 1996
5
Challenging the Traditional Axioms: Translation Into a ...
Translation into a non-mother tongue or inverse translation, especially of literary texts, has always been frowned upon within Translation Studies in Western cultures and regarded by literary scholars and linguists as an activity of dubious ...
Nike K. Pokorn, 2005
6
Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High ...
This book is full of practical tips on how to tackle different kinds of challenging behaviors both in the classroom and outside it.
Rebecca A. Moyes, 2002
7
Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When ...
Following on the success of the bestselling Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond, this groundbreaking book from Judith S. Beck addresses what to do when a patient is not making progress in cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Judith S. Beck, 2011
8
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority ...
'' After all, Barack Obama has reached the Promised Land. Yet, as Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority testifies, too much of black America is still wandering in the wilderness.
Tom Burrell, 2010
9
Challenging Notions: Critical Victimology in Canada
This ground-breaking work explores the world of victims and asks: How do we define and understand victims?
Tammy Landau, 2006
10
Managing Very Challenging Behaviour 2nd Edition
This updated edition expands on the popular original, with new sections on topical issues such as dealing with gang culture, understanding group dynamics and useful suggestions for coping with stress.
Louisa Leaman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHALLENGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term challenging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opportunities for Growth In Challenging China Market
Chinese shares have fallen nearly 30% after hitting a peak June 2 and it doesn't appear that official efforts to prop up prices have helped much ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Trial begins over Tennessee execution method; inmates challenging
After more than a year of delays, a trial challenging Tennessee's method for executing prisoners has begun. Steve Kissinger represents 33 ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Shifting the Discourse: Katie Miranda interviews Adam Horowitz on …
This challenge to come to grips with Jewish privilege and Jewish power in society, that is a topic that continues to be challenging and that we ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
4
NZ's raised climate change target labelled 'challenging' and 'paltry'
BusinessNZ says the new target is "challenging but achievable" while the Greens describe it as "paltry". The Sustainable Business Council ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
5
Proteas post challenging total
A 95-run opening stand between Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers helped South Africa to post 169-4 in the second Twenty20 international ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
2015 SB20 World Championships - Challenging Day 1
The highly international Trentino SB20 World Championships kicked off in Torbole, Lake Garda today with three races completed in demanding ... «Sail World, Jul 15»
7
Trial begins challenging Va. House of Delegates boundaries
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell are defending against an accusation of racial gerrymandering ... «Richmond.com, Jul 15»
8
From The Newsroom: Facebook In Fort Worth; Challenging LGBT Lit …
The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Facebook will begin construction today on a new data center in north Fort Worth. The campus will ... «KERA News, Jul 15»
9
Weighted grades for South Bend students who take more …
Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text. Future South Bend high-schoolers will soon have an incentive to enroll in more challenging classes. «WSBT-TV, Jul 15»
10
Litchfield Park tackles main street-style development
Locating and securing the services of such a lead may be challenging as the West Valley has few successful projects of this scale to date. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»

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