- present participle of challenge.
challenging
Example Sentences
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Batting conditions had been difficult all day and it would have been another challenging period for the home side had they been asked to return for a short time late in the evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
PVC is especially challenging to recycle because it contains chlorine and can include a wide range of additives depending on how it was manufactured.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Nepali army rescue teams were drilling in an "extremely challenging" bid to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside multiple hydropower tunnels.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Linebacker Weston Reis also came through for 2-0 Palos Verdes, which travels to Carson next Thursday in another challenging nonleague game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Whaling first brought people to South Georgia Island, and it was to a whaling station that Endurance headed as its final stop before challenging the Antarctic.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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