daunt
verb (used with object)
to overcome with fear; intimidate.
is daunting
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present progressiveof daunt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Having a kid is daunting in about a hundred different ways, period — but it’s just getting more and more challenging financially,” Matt Schultz, chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He said that while the "technological progress" from AI was "inspiring", the "threat it poses according to its own inventors is daunting".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The list of high-profile college coaches who struggled to replicate their success in the NBA is daunting: Rick Pitino, John Calipari, John Beilein, Lon Kruger, Tim Floyd and Mike Montgomery immediately leap to mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Writing a column about Victoria’s Secret is daunting for a man—at least for this man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Even for an expert code breaker, this is daunting.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
