If a task is daunting, it's intimidating or overwhelming in a way that makes you not even want to try to do it. Daunting is the progressive or continuous tense (the -ing form) of the verb daunt, meaning to intimidate or discourage. But daunting is commonly used as an adjective.

What does daunting mean?

: tending to overwhelm or intimidate a daunting task.

What does daunting mean in the Bible?

(ˈdɔːntɪŋ ) adjective. causing fear or discouragement; intimidating.