: 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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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
While detoxing can seem daunting, there’s a growing interest in alternative methods to ease the process.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
For border sheriffs in Texas, this is a particularly daunting task.
—Woai Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
How much time is spent in the sharing process is daunting.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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daunting
adjective
daunt·ing
ˈdȯnt-iŋ 
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
dauntingly
adverb
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