Definition of demanding in English:

demanding

adjectivedɪˈmɑːndɪŋdəˈmændɪŋ

1(of a task) requiring much skill or effort.
she has a busy and demanding job
Example sentencesExamples
- Should that benefactor be reading this column, I should like to point out to them that writing a weekly column for the paper can be an arduous and demanding task at times.
- Raising children is a demanding task; it requires energy and attention round the clock.
- Most adults are aware of their ‘personal clock’ and know their prime times for completing intellectually demanding tasks.
- You obviously have a very demanding training schedule, how do you stop yourself from getting run down?
- Despite her increasingly demanding schedule, Samantha insisted she still finds time for herself.
- Although the races are physically demanding, they did not only attract youngsters.
- Both ultrasound and resonance measurements in crystals are very demanding in terms of sample size and preparation requirements.
- She was still slender and wiry despite her demanding job teaching at Harvard University.
- She has been an invaluable help in this very time-consuming and demanding job.
- He was involved in technically demanding work for which he was plainly well qualified.
- Our goal is not to over-saturate pilots, but allow them to develop proficiency in basic skills and then introduce more demanding tasks.
- Women engage in food preparation, child rearing, carpet weaving, and other tasks within the compound, while men take care of the animals and do the physically demanding tasks.
- But don't go breathing a sigh of relief, for this is the most demanding task yet.
- They did a fantastic job on an extremely grim and physically demanding task, and I'm very proud of what they achieved.
- The temptation is to linger over these while neglecting other, more demanding tasks.
- Increasingly, however, topics are also focused on developing more cognitively demanding academic language in the content areas.
- It is a highly complex and demanding task that requires that a number of skills be performed simultaneously.
- Although it does not involve any lines, it is a demanding role.
- Employees worked long hours, performing repetitive and physically demanding tasks.
- Professional ministry within congregations is often presented as an amazingly difficult and overly demanding task.
Synonyms
difficult, challenging, testing, taxing, exacting, tough, hard, onerous, burdensome, stressful, formidable
arduous, tiring, wearing, exhausting, wearying, wearisome, draining, uphill, rigorous, gruelling, back-breaking, Herculean, punishing
informal a tall order
British informal knackering
archaic toilsome
1. 1.1 (of a person) making others work hard or meet high standards; not easily satisfied.
  he was a demanding baby, and rarely slept through the night
  Example sentencesExamples
  In all my days, I have never met a woman was demanding and difficult as yourself.
  Although schedules for architecture students are very demanding, we too deserve the right to easy access to services that are available to everyone else at the university.
  He was an individual who was single-minded, a very demanding person, but also a very loving individual.
  These boats are old, inefficient, and in some cases in need of extensive work if they are to meet the demanding safety standards that now apply to Ireland's fishing fleet.
  But are we seriously being asked to believe that virtually all applicants meet such demanding standards?
  As soldiers, children are considered cheaper and less demanding than adults.
  If you feel under pressure or there are a lot of other stresses in your life, it can seem harder to cope with a demanding child.
  Her response was to jump up on to the kitchen counter and to sit by the tap, glaring at me until I turned it on to produce a trickle of the exact strength to meet her demanding standards.
  He is a very confident person and he is a very demanding person.
  The aspirations of these voters are far higher than other voters and hence, they are more demanding and impatient.
  She could've kicked herself for the demanding tone in which she asked the question.
  The design team reasoned women are the most demanding customers and if you meet their expectations you exceed expectations of men.
  I'm very demanding on myself, and I'm very demanding of the people around me.
  My dream for the business is that we can continue to provide affordable, quality childcare that meets the demands of a very demanding customer base.
  He answers to shareholders and legions of demanding fans.
  She was not a demanding person by nature, but if she were left with her questions for much longer she'd very well seek answers on her own!
  But our canine counterparts can be extremely demanding.
  Her absent-mindedness is self-handicapping, preventing her from feeling on top of the things that she does have to do, like take care of her demanding husband.
  Words and ideas push people to think and revise their conception of society, to be more demanding.
  They no longer had to worry about a hungry baby, a demanding teenager, or a simple lack of time.
  Synonyms
  nagging, clamorous, importunate, insistent
  possessive
  trying, tiresome, hard to please
  rare exigent

Derivatives

demandingly

adverb

Sadly, the result could be a kitchen so demandingly hi-tech it provokes even domestic goddesses to kick holes in stained glass windows.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her sister replied demandingly, ‘Well do a better job.’
- The pink-haired girl scrunched her brows together and stuck out her bottom lip while stomping her foot demandingly.
- Margaret laughed shortly and Christine was thankful to relax on the couch that Francis had so demandingly ordered her to sit down on earlier.
- He came to a halt before her and stared down into her eyes demandingly.

Definition of demanding in US English:

demanding

adjectivedəˈmændɪŋdəˈmandiNG

1(of a task) requiring much skill or effort.
she has a busy and demanding job
Example sentencesExamples
- They did a fantastic job on an extremely grim and physically demanding task, and I'm very proud of what they achieved.
- Should that benefactor be reading this column, I should like to point out to them that writing a weekly column for the paper can be an arduous and demanding task at times.
- Women engage in food preparation, child rearing, carpet weaving, and other tasks within the compound, while men take care of the animals and do the physically demanding tasks.
- The temptation is to linger over these while neglecting other, more demanding tasks.
- Raising children is a demanding task; it requires energy and attention round the clock.
- You obviously have a very demanding training schedule, how do you stop yourself from getting run down?
- She has been an invaluable help in this very time-consuming and demanding job.
- Although it does not involve any lines, it is a demanding role.
- Despite her increasingly demanding schedule, Samantha insisted she still finds time for herself.
- She was still slender and wiry despite her demanding job teaching at Harvard University.
- Employees worked long hours, performing repetitive and physically demanding tasks.
- Professional ministry within congregations is often presented as an amazingly difficult and overly demanding task.
- He was involved in technically demanding work for which he was plainly well qualified.
- Both ultrasound and resonance measurements in crystals are very demanding in terms of sample size and preparation requirements.
- Most adults are aware of their ‘personal clock’ and know their prime times for completing intellectually demanding tasks.
- Increasingly, however, topics are also focused on developing more cognitively demanding academic language in the content areas.
- Our goal is not to over-saturate pilots, but allow them to develop proficiency in basic skills and then introduce more demanding tasks.
- Although the races are physically demanding, they did not only attract youngsters.
- But don't go breathing a sigh of relief, for this is the most demanding task yet.
- It is a highly complex and demanding task that requires that a number of skills be performed simultaneously.
Synonyms
difficult, challenging, testing, taxing, exacting, tough, hard, onerous, burdensome, stressful, formidable
1. 1.1 (of a person) making others work hard or meet high standards.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Words and ideas push people to think and revise their conception of society, to be more demanding.
  But are we seriously being asked to believe that virtually all applicants meet such demanding standards?
  The aspirations of these voters are far higher than other voters and hence, they are more demanding and impatient.
  The design team reasoned women are the most demanding customers and if you meet their expectations you exceed expectations of men.
  But our canine counterparts can be extremely demanding.
  If you feel under pressure or there are a lot of other stresses in your life, it can seem harder to cope with a demanding child.
  In all my days, I have never met a woman was demanding and difficult as yourself.
  He was an individual who was single-minded, a very demanding person, but also a very loving individual.
  They no longer had to worry about a hungry baby, a demanding teenager, or a simple lack of time.
  Her absent-mindedness is self-handicapping, preventing her from feeling on top of the things that she does have to do, like take care of her demanding husband.
  Although schedules for architecture students are very demanding, we too deserve the right to easy access to services that are available to everyone else at the university.
  Her response was to jump up on to the kitchen counter and to sit by the tap, glaring at me until I turned it on to produce a trickle of the exact strength to meet her demanding standards.
  My dream for the business is that we can continue to provide affordable, quality childcare that meets the demands of a very demanding customer base.
  He is a very confident person and he is a very demanding person.
  As soldiers, children are considered cheaper and less demanding than adults.
  I'm very demanding on myself, and I'm very demanding of the people around me.
  She was not a demanding person by nature, but if she were left with her questions for much longer she'd very well seek answers on her own!
  These boats are old, inefficient, and in some cases in need of extensive work if they are to meet the demanding safety standards that now apply to Ireland's fishing fleet.
  He answers to shareholders and legions of demanding fans.
  She could've kicked herself for the demanding tone in which she asked the question.
  Synonyms
  nagging, clamorous, importunate, insistent

单词	demanding
释义	Definition of demanding in English: demanding adjectivedɪˈmɑːndɪŋdəˈmændɪŋ 1(of a task) requiring much skill or effort. she has a busy and demanding job Example sentencesExamples Should that benefactor be reading this column, I should like to point out to them that writing a weekly column for the paper can be an arduous and demanding task at times. Raising children is a demanding task; it requires energy and attention round the clock. Most adults are aware of their ‘personal clock’ and know their prime times for completing intellectually demanding tasks. You obviously have a very demanding training schedule, how do you stop yourself from getting run down? Despite her increasingly demanding schedule, Samantha insisted she still finds time for herself. Although the races are physically demanding, they did not only attract youngsters. Both ultrasound and resonance measurements in crystals are very demanding in terms of sample size and preparation requirements. She was still slender and wiry despite her demanding job teaching at Harvard University. She has been an invaluable help in this very time-consuming and demanding job. He was involved in technically demanding work for which he was plainly well qualified. Our goal is not to over-saturate pilots, but allow them to develop proficiency in basic skills and then introduce more demanding tasks. Women engage in food preparation, child rearing, carpet weaving, and other tasks within the compound, while men take care of the animals and do the physically demanding tasks. But don't go breathing a sigh of relief, for this is the most demanding task yet. They did a fantastic job on an extremely grim and physically demanding task, and I'm very proud of what they achieved. The temptation is to linger over these while neglecting other, more demanding tasks. Increasingly, however, topics are also focused on developing more cognitively demanding academic language in the content areas. It is a highly complex and demanding task that requires that a number of skills be performed simultaneously. Although it does not involve any lines, it is a demanding role. Employees worked long hours, performing repetitive and physically demanding tasks. Professional ministry within congregations is often presented as an amazingly difficult and overly demanding task. Synonyms difficult, challenging, testing, taxing, exacting, tough, hard, onerous, burdensome, stressful, formidable arduous, tiring, wearing, exhausting, wearying, wearisome, draining, uphill, rigorous, gruelling, back-breaking, Herculean, punishing informal a tall order British informal knackering archaic toilsome 1.1 (of a person) making others work hard or meet high standards; not easily satisfied. he was a demanding baby, and rarely slept through the night Example sentencesExamples In all my days, I have never met a woman was demanding and difficult as yourself. Although schedules for architecture students are very demanding, we too deserve the right to easy access to services that are available to everyone else at the university. He was an individual who was single-minded, a very demanding person, but also a very loving individual. These boats are old, inefficient, and in some cases in need of extensive work if they are to meet the demanding safety standards that now apply to Ireland's fishing fleet. But are we seriously being asked to believe that virtually all applicants meet such demanding standards? As soldiers, children are considered cheaper and less demanding than adults. If you feel under pressure or there are a lot of other stresses in your life, it can seem harder to cope with a demanding child. Her response was to jump up on to the kitchen counter and to sit by the tap, glaring at me until I turned it on to produce a trickle of the exact strength to meet her demanding standards. He is a very confident person and he is a very demanding person. The aspirations of these voters are far higher than other voters and hence, they are more demanding and impatient. She could've kicked herself for the demanding tone in which she asked the question. The design team reasoned women are the most demanding customers and if you meet their expectations you exceed expectations of men. I'm very demanding on myself, and I'm very demanding of the people around me. My dream for the business is that we can continue to provide affordable, quality childcare that meets the demands of a very demanding customer base. He answers to shareholders and legions of demanding fans. She was not a demanding person by nature, but if she were left with her questions for much longer she'd very well seek answers on her own! But our canine counterparts can be extremely demanding. Her absent-mindedness is self-handicapping, preventing her from feeling on top of the things that she does have to do, like take care of her demanding husband. Words and ideas push people to think and revise their conception of society, to be more demanding. They no longer had to worry about a hungry baby, a demanding teenager, or a simple lack of time. Synonyms nagging, clamorous, importunate, insistent possessive trying, tiresome, hard to please rare exigent Derivatives demandingly adverb Sadly, the result could be a kitchen so demandingly hi-tech it provokes even domestic goddesses to kick holes in stained glass windows. Example sentencesExamples Her sister replied demandingly, ‘Well do a better job.’ The pink-haired girl scrunched her brows together and stuck out her bottom lip while stomping her foot demandingly. Margaret laughed shortly and Christine was thankful to relax on the couch that Francis had so demandingly ordered her to sit down on earlier. He came to a halt before her and stared down into her eyes demandingly. Definition of demanding in US English: demanding adjectivedəˈmændɪŋdəˈmandiNG 1(of a task) requiring much skill or effort. she has a busy and demanding job Example sentencesExamples They did a fantastic job on an extremely grim and physically demanding task, and I'm very proud of what they achieved. Should that benefactor be reading this column, I should like to point out to them that writing a weekly column for the paper can be an arduous and demanding task at times. Women engage in food preparation, child rearing, carpet weaving, and other tasks within the compound, while men take care of the animals and do the physically demanding tasks. The temptation is to linger over these while neglecting other, more demanding tasks. Raising children is a demanding task; it requires energy and attention round the clock. You obviously have a very demanding training schedule, how do you stop yourself from getting run down? She has been an invaluable help in this very time-consuming and demanding job. Although it does not involve any lines, it is a demanding role. Despite her increasingly demanding schedule, Samantha insisted she still finds time for herself. She was still slender and wiry despite her demanding job teaching at Harvard University. Employees worked long hours, performing repetitive and physically demanding tasks. Professional ministry within congregations is often presented as an amazingly difficult and overly demanding task. He was involved in technically demanding work for which he was plainly well qualified. Both ultrasound and resonance measurements in crystals are very demanding in terms of sample size and preparation requirements. Most adults are aware of their ‘personal clock’ and know their prime times for completing intellectually demanding tasks. Increasingly, however, topics are also focused on developing more cognitively demanding academic language in the content areas. Our goal is not to over-saturate pilots, but allow them to develop proficiency in basic skills and then introduce more demanding tasks. Although the races are physically demanding, they did not only attract youngsters. But don't go breathing a sigh of relief, for this is the most demanding task yet. It is a highly complex and demanding task that requires that a number of skills be performed simultaneously. Synonyms difficult, challenging, testing, taxing, exacting, tough, hard, onerous, burdensome, stressful, formidable 1.1 (of a person) making others work hard or meet high standards. Example sentencesExamples Words and ideas push people to think and revise their conception of society, to be more demanding. But are we seriously being asked to believe that virtually all applicants meet such demanding standards? The aspirations of these voters are far higher than other voters and hence, they are more demanding and impatient. The design team reasoned women are the most demanding customers and if you meet their expectations you exceed expectations of men. But our canine counterparts can be extremely demanding. If you feel under pressure or there are a lot of other stresses in your life, it can seem harder to cope with a demanding child. In all my days, I have never met a woman was demanding and difficult as yourself. He was an individual who was single-minded, a very demanding person, but also a very loving individual. They no longer had to worry about a hungry baby, a demanding teenager, or a simple lack of time. Her absent-mindedness is self-handicapping, preventing her from feeling on top of the things that she does have to do, like take care of her demanding husband. Although schedules for architecture students are very demanding, we too deserve the right to easy access to services that are available to everyone else at the university. Her response was to jump up on to the kitchen counter and to sit by the tap, glaring at me until I turned it on to produce a trickle of the exact strength to meet her demanding standards. My dream for the business is that we can continue to provide affordable, quality childcare that meets the demands of a very demanding customer base. He is a very confident person and he is a very demanding person. As soldiers, children are considered cheaper and less demanding than adults. I'm very demanding on myself, and I'm very demanding of the people around me. She was not a demanding person by nature, but if she were left with her questions for much longer she'd very well seek answers on her own! These boats are old, inefficient, and in some cases in need of extensive work if they are to meet the demanding safety standards that now apply to Ireland's fishing fleet. He answers to shareholders and legions of demanding fans. She could've kicked herself for the demanding tone in which she asked the question. Synonyms nagging, clamorous, importunate, insistent
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