demanding
Americanadjective
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requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due.
a demanding teacher.
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calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing.
a demanding job.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- demandingly adverb
- nondemanding adjective
- overdemanding adjective
- overdemandingly adverb
- quasi-demanding adjective
- quasi-demandingly adverb
- undemanding adjective
Etymology
Origin of demanding
Example Sentences
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It's arguably a more comfortable slot than the demanding early mornings of the breakfast show, and her drive-time seat has recently been extended from two to three hours.
From BBC
I keep ignoring, and Jonah texts, demanding that I stop behaving like a spoiled child and have a real conversation.
From Literature
“I’m not—hold on! Wait a minute! You’re the one always demanding I put my monocle back on to hide my eyehole, so it’s rich you’re the one lecturing me on this!”
From Literature
By the time strikes by actors and writers ended in 2023, Wall Street was demanding that streaming services give priority to profits over growth.
The retirement follows criticism from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and a Quebec legislature motion demanding Rousseau’s resignation.
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