Synonyms for daunting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dawnt, dahnt

Phonetic Transcription : dɔnt, dɑnt

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Définition of daunting

Origin : c.1300, "to vanquish," from Old French danter, variant of donter (12c., Modern French dompter) "be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain," from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting.

verb frighten, alarm

Example sentences :

But if he counted on daunting Miss Gabriel, he was mistaken.
Extract from : « Major Vigoureux » by A. T. Quiller-Couch

There was an assurance about Silas Grangerson daunting in its simplicity and directness.
Extract from : « The Ghost Girl » by H. De Vere Stacpoole

It was all very unsettling and, in this heat and loneliness, daunting.
Extract from : « The Squirrel-Cage » by Dorothy Canfield

She even thought that she could hear his steps upon the daunting stillness.
Extract from : « The Backwoodsmen » by Charles G. D. Roberts

But to Horner the solemn sight was not daunting in the least.
Extract from : « Kings in Exile » by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts

The thing was uncanny; it was daunting and smacked of witchcraft.
Extract from : « The Glory of The Coming » by Irvin S. Cobb

They penetrated no deeper than the skin; but the shock was daunting, and they stung most viciously.
Extract from : « Red Fox » by Charles G. D. Roberts

It was a daunting country and the gloom of its steamy forests was the shadow of death.
Extract from : « Wyndham's Pal » by Harold Bindloss

It was daunting to feel that lonely place alive with unseen watchers.
Extract from : « Where the Pavement Ends » by John Russell

It was very cold and the darkness was daunting, but she tried to brace herself.
Extract from : « Johnstone of the Border » by Harold Bindloss

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