demanding
Definition of demanding
: requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting a demanding job demanding customers
demandingness
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Examples of demanding in a Sentence
She had a demanding schedule with little free time.
Factory work can be physically demanding.
I have heard it is one of the most demanding courses at the university.
Their boss was really demanding, often expecting them to work long into the night.
Recent Examples of demanding from the Web
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Germany’s Tatjana Maria acknowledges having a 3-year-old who constantly wants to play is more demanding than when Charlotte was a content sleeping baby.
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Fractured or just badly bruised, Dixon raced exceptionally, finishing second behind pole-sitter Graham Rahal in the first leg of the physically demanding Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader on the streets of Belle Isle.
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Playing a very tough and demanding schedule, the Spartans beat Miami High and Miami Beach twice during the season.
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After eight weeks of keeping her hand in a protective splint, Kvitova slowly eased into gripping objects and then tried less demanding sports like table tennis and badminton, playing with her nondominant, right hand.
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There is no education news as interesting, at least to me, as the appearance of a group of astonishingly demanding charter schools in the poorest parts of Texas.
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Luckily, Samsung's DVD-HD931 converts video files into high-end formats like 720 progressive scan or 1,080 interlaced signals that will satisfy the most demanding HD sets and discerning viewer eyeballs.
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Origin and Etymology of demanding
see 2demand
First Known Use: 1926
DEMANDING Defined for English Language Learners
demanding
Definition of demanding for English Language Learners
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: requiring much time, attention, or effort
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: expecting much time, attention, effort, etc., from other people : hard to satisfy
DEMANDING Defined for Kids
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Definition of demanding for Students
: requiring or expecting much effort a demanding teacher
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