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[ dih-man-ding, -mahn- ] / dɪˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demanding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiverequiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due: a demanding teacher. calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing: a demanding job. Origin of demandingFirst recorded in 1520–30; demand + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM demandingde·mand·ing·ly, adverbnon·de·mand·ing, adjectiveo·ver·de·mand·ing, adjectiveo·ver·de·mand·ing·ly, adverb qua·si-de·mand·ing, adjectivequa·si-de·mand·ing·ly, adverbun·de·mand·ing, adjective Words nearby demandingdemand bid, demand bill, demand curve, demand deposit, demand feeding, demanding, demand loan, demand management, demand note, demand pacemaker, demand-pull inflation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demandingConservatives get nowhere by demanding “deregulation,” because liberals are correct that most Americans want clean water. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST To this day, Tavakoli is languishing in prison for nothing more than demanding basic human rights. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The deacon said he is demanding an explanation from Williams. Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Before their sitdown Friday, Justice League NYC had been demanding a meeting with the mayor for more than a week. NYC’s Garner Protesters vs. Pro-Cop Protesters|Jacob Siegel|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I forced my exhausted body to exercise, I yelled at my legs like a drill sergeant, demanding five more minutes or one more set. You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST They let her get well in, and then pounced upon her, telling her the law, and demanding the story. Little Men|Louisa May Alcott But whenever it has been used as a political uprising, demanding political rights, it has been more or less successful. Socialism and Democracy in Europe|Samuel P. Orth He was not slow in discovering that I was a foreigner; and on his demanding whence I came, I told him. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II|G. R. Gleig These are indeed momentous questions, demanding a speedy solution. The Continental Monthly, Vol. IV. October, 1863, No. IV.|Various Mother was often in tears, Uncle Fred always begging or demanding money. Foes in Ambush|Charles King
British Dictionary definitions for demanding
adjectiverequiring great patience, skill, etca demanding job Derived forms of demandingdemandingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to demandingWords That Every Leo Should KnowThere’s so much to love about Leos. Here are some words you might use to describe them. Words related to demandingonerous, stringent, tough, taxing, hard, pressing, troublesome, exhausting, strict, critical, ambitious, exacting, trying, difficult, wearing, nagging, bothersome, clamorous, dictatorial, exigent |