- present participle of daunt.
daunting
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Smyth said it was "very daunting", but Comer and Jackman were "so down to earth"
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the sheer volume will be daunting, Content warned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
All this should help him make a success of his daunting role flying close to the sun.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The most daunting challenge was intuiting what Bessette would have worn in the years before she met Kennedy and became one of the most photographed women in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It would be a daunting task for a veteran general much less a military novice.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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