Definition of daunting
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate a daunting task
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Examples of daunting in a Sentence
Few things are more daunting than having to speak in front of a large crowd.
Shakespeare's plays can be daunting for a young reader.
Recent Examples of daunting from the Web
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The schedule for the first month of the season looks daunting.
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But the philosophy that turned America into a world leader dates much earlier, to the founding days of the republic, a time when individuals with a daunting sense of history grappled with profound questions.
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These are all daunting questions for a 22-year old artist who, just a few years ago, was scraping together money to ride the train from New Jersey to New York City to kick it with friends and make music in Brooklyn.
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Getting ready for Game 1 had already become a more daunting task with what happened.
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Still, this latest competition was different and daunting.
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A Journey Through the French Alps (Skyhorse, $22.99), a disarmingly engaging memoir by a millennial Kansan, Jonathan Arlan, presents a less daunting itinerary for those who prefer bunny slopes to black diamonds.
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But then Lucy was born, and even going around the block felt like an daunting task.
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After years on their own, the siblings were closely bonded, relying on each other for everything, but adopting seven children is a daunting task.
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Origin and Etymology of daunting
see daunt
DAUNTING Defined for English Language Learners
daunting
playDefinition of daunting for English Language Learners
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: tending to make people afraid or less confident : very difficult to do or deal with
DAUNTING Defined for Kids
daunting
playDefinition of daunting for Students
: likely to discourage or frighten a daunting challenge
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