painstaking
US /ˈpenzˌtekɪŋ/
・UK /ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
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adj.AdjectiveVery careful and often involving a lot of work
It was painstaking to do, but it had to be done right the first time
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This Beef Noodle Soup Is the Best Late Night Dish in Taiwan | Street Eats | Bon Appétit
- They go through that painstaking process of poaching tomatoes and then peeling the skin one by one, just so there's no bitterness from the skin leaching into the broth.
They go through that painstaking process of poaching tomatoes and then peeling the skin one by one, just so there's no bitterness from the skin leaching into the broth.
- They go through that painstaking process of poaching tomatoes and then peeling the skin one by one, just so there's no bitterness from the skin leaching into the broth.
They go through that painstaking process of poaching tomatoes and then peeling the skin one by one, just so there's no bitterness from the skin leaching into the broth.
France manhunt: cameras record brutal ambush as “drug boss” freed and guards shot dead | BBC News
- The gang then heads to the police station as their police colleagues begin a painstaking search for evidence in an attack that's been described as an assault on France itself.
The gang then heads to the police station as their police colleagues begin a painstaking search for evidence in an attack that's been described as an assault on France itself.
- Two prison officers dead, others gravely injured, as their police colleagues begin a painstaking search for evidence in an attack that's been described as an assault on France itself.
Two prison officers dead, others gravely injured, as their police colleagues begin a painstaking search for evidence in an attack that's been described as an assault on France itself.
Vietnam marks 50 years since end of war with celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City | BBC News
- Had dropped more bombs on Vietnam than on Japan and Germany in World War two They're still exploding today In the forests along the old front line the painstaking work of finding unexploded bombs never ends Oh, okay, so it's that round ball in there.
Had dropped more bombs on Vietnam than on Japan and Germany in World War two They're still exploding today In the forests along the old front line the painstaking work of finding unexploded bombs never ends Oh, okay, so it's that round ball in there.
- In the forests along the old front line, the painstaking work of finding unexploded bombs never ends.
In the forests along the old front line, the painstaking work of finding unexploded bombs never ends.
This Studio Rebuilds the Dead for a Living
- This particular head has taken Oskar three weeks of full-time painstaking hair punching.
This particular head has taken Oskar three weeks of full-time painstaking hair punching.
- This particular head has taken Oskar three weeks of full-time painstaking hair punching.
This particular head has taken Oskar three weeks of full-time painstaking hair punching.
Cleaning Up After A Wildfire | February 5, 2025
- The Environmental Protection Agency carrying out what they call phase one, a painstaking process, removing all that is hazardous in the fire's aftermath.
The Environmental Protection Agency carrying out what they call phase one, a painstaking process, removing all that is hazardous in the fire's aftermath.
- Weeks after flames decimated thousands of homes and businesses, crews in hazmat suits roam the ruins, the Environmental Protection Agency carrying out what they call phase one, a painstaking process, removing all that is hazardous in the fire's aftermath.
Weeks after flames decimated thousands of homes and businesses, crews in hazmat suits roam the ruins, the Environmental Protection Agency carrying out what they call phase one, a painstaking process, removing all that is hazardous in the fire's aftermath.
President Obama Re-Elected for Second Term
- By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
- By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
45 Minutes of SpongeBob Food Foolery! 🍔 | @SpongeBobOfficial
- 20 years of painstaking care and my bonsai portrait is almost complete.
20 years of painstaking care and my bonsai portrait is almost complete.
- Huh, 20 years of painstaking care, and my bonsai portrait is almost complete.
Huh, 20 years of painstaking care, and my bonsai portrait is almost complete.
Vienna and the Danube
- We're dropping in for a peek at the painstaking and costly restoration work going on all the time to keep the cultural treasures of Europe looking good.
We're dropping in for a peek at the painstaking and costly restoration work going on all the time to keep the cultural treasures of Europe looking good.
- a classic pediment and an elliptical dome. We're dropping in for a peek at the painstaking
a classic pediment and an elliptical dome. We're dropping in for a peek at the painstaking
WWDC 2019 Keynote Apple
- What used to require painstaking compositing by hand can now be done in real time.
What used to require painstaking compositing by hand can now be done in real time.
- What used to require painstaking compositing by
What used to require painstaking compositing by
Best Way To A Flat Stomach - 100% Scientifically Proven Fat Stomach Tips!
- and endure long, painstaking fasts;
and endure long, painstaking fasts;
- painstaking fasts, in the end, none of it
will work if, say, you're eating 2500 calories
painstaking fasts, in the end, none of it will work if, say, you're eating 2500 calories