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adjective

Definition of humblingnext
as in humiliating

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humbling

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noun

as in humiliation

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humbling

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verb

present participle of humble
as in embarrassing
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes Philip was utterly humbled by a crushing defeat in the first round of the state chess tournament

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“Humbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humbling. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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