: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
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.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
For smaller companies with limited budgets, this can be particularly daunting.
—Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Shooting the film itself was daunting as Yang had to balance between shooting his scenes in London and going back to New York each week for SNL.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article By Kimberly Palmer, NerdWallet Hosting the Thanksgiving meal — with its traditional turkey, multiple sides and showstopper pie — can be daunting.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.
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daunting
adjective
daunt·ing
ˈdȯnt-iŋ 
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
dauntingly
adverb
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